Palettes / Colors / #46BBF7

#46BBF7 — Vivid Blue

#46BBF7 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #46BBF7 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#46BBF7 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F78045; it also sits naturally between #45F7DA and #4563F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 73% · Blue 97%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #46BBF7

.text { color: #46BBF7; }
.background { background-color: #46BBF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46BBF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 187, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 92%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46BBF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 187, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46BBF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 187, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46BBF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46BBF7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F78045:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46BBF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46BBF7

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #46BBF7 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #46BBF7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #46BBF7?

#46BBF7 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 70, 187, 247). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46BBF7?

#46BBF7 is RGB 70, 187, 247 — HSL 200°, 92%, 62% — CMYK 72%, 24%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #46BBF7?

Its complement is #F78045; analogous partners are #45F7DA and #4563F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46BBF7 for text?

Black text on #46BBF7 has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.