Colour

#46C0DA

#46C0DA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#46C0DA is a cyan with RGB values 70, 192, 218 and HSL 191°, 67%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#46C0DA#46C0DA

HEX#46C0DA

RGBrgb(70, 192, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7529, 0.8549

RGB percentages27.5%, 75.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(190.5, 66.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 67.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK67.9%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,636,890

CSS custom property--colour: #46C0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#B93F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADBADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#99ABDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA6046

Analogous#46DAAA, #4676DA

Triadic#DA46C0, #C0DA46

Split complementary#DA4676, #DAAA46

Tetradic#AA46DA, #DA6046, #76DA46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FAFC

Lighter +30%#C6EBF4

Lighter +20%#9BDDEB

Lighter +10%#71CEE3

Darker −10%#28AAC5

Darker −20%#1F859B

Darker −30%#176171

Darker −40%#0E3C46

More saturated +25%#2AD2F6

Less saturated −25%#62AEBE

Channel breakdown

R70

G192

B218

Red70 (27.5%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue190.54°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G C0 · B DA

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Colour values

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