Information about #46A2CC color

#46A2CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#46A2CC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 162, 204) — 27.5% red, 63.5% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 16 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #46A2CC reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maximum Blue (#47ABCC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aquarius (#43A8C5) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 162, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #46A2CC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#46A2CC color variations

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#46A2CC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #46A2CC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46A2CC
  • RGB70, 162, 204
  • CMYK53, 16, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(70, 162, 204)
  • HSL199°, 57%, 54%
  • HSL Precise198.806°, 56.78%, 53.725%
  • HSV199°, 66%, 80%
  • HSB199°, 66%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.635, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.635, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.635, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID46A2CC
  • DECIMAL ID4629196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01