Colour

#46B0FB

#46B0FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#46B0FB is a blue with RGB values 70, 176, 251 and HSL 205°, 96%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#46B0FB#46B0FB

HEX#46B0FB

RGBrgb(70, 176, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6902, 0.9843

RGB percentages27.5%, 69%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(204.9, 95.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 72.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK72.1%, 29.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,632,827

CSS custom property--colour: #46B0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#B94F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB2FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#74A1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8 Sky blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FB9146

Analogous#46FBEC, #4655FB

Triadic#FB46B0, #B0FB46

Split complementary#FB4656, #FBEC46

Tetradic#EB46FB, #FB9146, #55FB46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF0FE

Lighter +20%#AADBFD

Lighter +10%#78C5FC

Darker −10%#149BFA

Darker −20%#057FD6

Darker −30%#0462A4

Darker −40%#024473

More saturated +25%#42B1FF

Less saturated −25%#5EACE3

Channel breakdown

R70

G176

B251

Red70 (27.5%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue204.86°

Saturation (HSL)95.77%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G B0 · B FB

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