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#46a8da color: Thalassophile

#46a8da is rgb(70, 168, 218) in RGB and oklch(69.474% 0.11647 234.307) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

69.5%
0.116
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #46a8da

#46a8da is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.67:1 contrast and black text 7.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #46a8da mixed with white

  1. 46a8da
  2. 5db1de
  3. 71bae2
  4. 84c3e6
  5. 96cbea
  6. a8d4ee
  7. baddf1
  8. cbe5f5
  9. ddeef8
  10. eef6fc

Darker: #46a8da mixed with black

  1. 46a8da
  2. 3c92bd
  3. 327ca2
  4. 286787
  5. 1e526c
  6. 153f54
  7. 0d2c3c
  8. 051a25
  9. 020a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #46a8da with less saturation

  1. 46a8da
  2. 53a7d4
  3. 5ea6ce
  4. 68a5c8
  5. 71a4c2
  6. 79a3bc
  7. 81a2b6
  8. 88a1b0
  9. 8fa0a9
  10. 969ea3

Questions about #46a8da

What color is #46a8da?

#46a8da is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(70, 168, 218), in HSL hsl(200.27, 66.67%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.474% 0.11647 234.307).

What colors go well with #46a8da?

The complementary color of #46a8da is #d48853. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #10b1be and #789be5. The triadic partners are #d57da1 and #9ca549.

Is white or black text more readable on #46a8da?

Black text reads better on #46a8da: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and black gives 7.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46a8da a warm or cool color?

#46a8da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.116.