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#46acef

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
70, 172, 239
HSL
204°, 84%, 61%
CMYK
71, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3704

Every format

HEX#46acef
RGBrgb(70, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(204, 84%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.3 -8.2 -42.0)
LCHlch(67.3 42.8 259.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.714 0.135 241.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #46acef;
background-color: #46acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#46acef] bg-[#46acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #46acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.275, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#46acef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#46acef on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#46acef on black: 8.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red27.5%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.7%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#46acef text on a black background

contrast 8.41:1

Card sample

#46acef text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #46acef;
Background color
Panel with #46acef background
background-color: #46acef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #46acef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(70, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(70, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #46acef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46acef, #5146EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #46acef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #46acef in the Color Lab