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Recognised as Colour

#46AFD2

  • #46AFD2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#46AFD2 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 175, 210 and HSL 195°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#46AFD2#46AFD2
HEX#46AFD2
RGBrgb(70, 175, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6863, 0.8235
RGB percentages27.5%, 68.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(195, 60.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 66.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,632,530
CSS custom property--colour: #46AFD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B9502D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BABD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#889DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Light blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D26946
Analogous#46D2AF, #4669D2
Triadic#D246AF, #AFD246
Split complementary#D24669, #D2AF46
Tetradic#AF46D2, #D26946, #69D246

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF6FA
Lighter +30%#C1E4F0
Lighter +20%#98D2E6
Lighter +10%#6FC1DC
Darker −10%#2D95B8
Darker −20%#23748F
Darker −30%#195366
Darker −40%#0F323D
More saturated +25%#29BDEF
Less saturated −25%#63A1B5

Channel breakdown

R70
G175
B210
Red70 (27.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AF · B D2

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