#46a0cd Color Information

#46a0cd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #46a0cd. In RGB, it consists of 27.5% Red, 62.7% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 65.9% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.0°, with saturation of 57.4% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #46a0cd is 4628685, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #46a0cd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#46a0cd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color70, 160, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color27.5%, 62.7%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.725, 0.373, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.659, 0.22, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color200.0°, 57.4%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color200.0°, 65.9%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.116, 30.852, 62.336 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color70, 124, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4628685 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.382, -12.797, -30.928 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.382, 33.471, 247.522 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.382, -35.102, -46.654 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.544, -13.274, -27.659 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.219, 0.259, 30.852 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282818765 / 0xff46a0cd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #46a0cd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #46a0cd, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.4%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #46a0cd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #09141a to #3d8cb3.

Tints of #46a0cd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #46a0cd, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.4%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #46a0cd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5dacd3 to #e8f3f9.

Tones of #46a0cd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #46a0cd, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #46a0cd, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #14b1ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #46a0cd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #46a0cd! For #46a0cd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #46a0cd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #46a0cd

This color, #46a0cd, consists of 27.5% Red, 62.7% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 70, Green = 160, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #46a0cd is 65.9% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R27.5%
C65.9%
G62.7%
M22.0%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 70 160 205
Octal 106 240 315
Hexa #46 #a0 #cd
Binary 01000110 10100000 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 65 21 0 19
Octal 101 25 0 23
Hexa #41 #15 #00 #13
Binary 01000001 00010101 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #46a0cd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #46a0cd — which has hue 200.0° — its analogous colors are located at 170.0° and 230.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #46a0cd.

Triadic Colors of #46a0cd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #46a0cd — which has hue 200.0° — its triadic colors are located at 80.0° and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #46a0cd.

Complementary Color of #46a0cd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #46a0cd — which has hue 200.0° — its complementary color is located at 20.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #46a0cd.

Split Complementary Colors of #46a0cd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #46a0cd — which has hue 200.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #46a0cd.

Tetradic Colors of #46a0cd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #46a0cd — which has hue 200.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.0°, 200.0°, 290.0°, and 20.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #46a0cd.

Monochromatic Colors of #46a0cd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #46a0cd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #32586b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #96d4f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #46a0cd

We want to make getting started with #46a0cd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #46a0cd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #46a0cd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #46a0cd with other HTML elements.

#46a0cd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #46a0cd.
<span style="color: #46a0cd;">The color of this text is #46a0cd.</span>

#46a0cd Background Color

The background color for this text is #46a0cd.
<div style="background-color: #46a0cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #46a0cd.</div>

#46a0cd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #46a0cd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #46a0cd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #46a0cd.</span>

#46a0cd Border Color

This is a div with border color #46a0cd.
<div style="border: #46a0cd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #46a0cd.</div>

#46a0cd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #46a0cd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #46a0cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #46a0cd on a white background.</div></div>

#46a0cd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #46a0cd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #46a0cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #46a0cd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #46a0cd to White

This is a gradient from #46a0cd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#46a0cd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #46a0cd to white.</div>

Gradient from #46a0cd to Black

This is a gradient from #46a0cd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#46a0cd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#46a0cd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #46a0cd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #46a0cd

In addition to using #46a0cd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #46a0cd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #46a0cd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 70, Green = 160, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #46a0cd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #46a0cd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(70, 160, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #46a0cd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #46a0cd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #46a0cd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(70, 160, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#46a0cd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:70, green:160, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:70 green:160 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(70f, 160f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(70, 160, 205);
 

#46a0cd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #46a0cd the same way. For those with color blindness, #46a0cd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #46a0cd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #46a0cd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #46a0cd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #46a0cd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #46a0cd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text