What color is #46A2FF?

#46A2FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky Dancer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A2FF?

The RGB value is 70, 162, 255: 70 red, 162 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A2FF?

The complementary color is #FFA346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A2FF color

#46A2FF rgb(70, 162, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46A2FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 63.5% green and 100% blue (70, 162, 255).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky Dancer (#4499FF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#46A2FF color codes

HEX	`#46A2FF`
RGB	`rgb(70, 162, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 63.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 36%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, 2.95, -53.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 54.05, 273.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.489, 34.359, 99.455)`
Decimal	`4629247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A2FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46A2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46A2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46A2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a2ff; }
.text { color: #46a2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 162 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a2ff, #4746ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dodger Blue.

Questions

What color is #46A2FF?: #46A2FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky Dancer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A2FF?: The RGB value is 70, 162, 255: 70 red, 162 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A2FF?: The complementary color is #FFA346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.