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Colour

#46BBDF

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

#46BBDF is a cyan with RGB values 70, 187, 223 and HSL 194°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#46BBDF#46BBDF
HEX#46BBDF
RGBrgb(70, 187, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7333, 0.8745
RGB percentages27.5%, 73.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(194.1, 70.5%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 68.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK68.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,635,615
CSS custom property--colour: #46BBDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#B94420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B7E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A7DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5Light blue · ΔE 23.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6A46
Analogous#46DFB7, #466EDF
Triadic#DF46BB, #BBDF46
Split complementary#DF466E, #DFB746
Tetradic#B746DF, #DF6A46, #6EDF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBFD
Lighter +30%#C8EBF6
Lighter +20%#9DDBEE
Lighter +10%#71CBE7
Darker −10%#24A6CE
Darker −20%#1C83A3
Darker −30%#156077
Darker −40%#0D3D4C
More saturated +25%#2BC9FA
Less saturated −25%#61ADC4

Channel breakdown

R70
G187
B223
Red70 (27.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue194.12°
Saturation (HSL)70.51%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G BB · B DF

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