Palettes / Colors / #46BBF9

#46BBF9 — Vivid Blue

#46BBF9 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #46BBF9 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.

#46BBF9 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 #F98648; it also sits naturally between #48F9DF and #4863F9. 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 98%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #46BBF9

.text { color: #46BBF9; }
.background { background-color: #46BBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46BBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 187, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 94%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46BBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 187, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46BBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 187, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46BBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46BBF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F98648:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46BBF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46BBF9

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 #46BBF9 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 #46BBF9 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 #46BBF9?

#46BBF9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 70, 187, 249). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46BBF9?

#46BBF9 is RGB 70, 187, 249 — HSL 201°, 94%, 63% — CMYK 72%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #46BBF9?

Its complement is #F98648; analogous partners are #48F9DF and #4863F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46BBF9 for text?

Black text on #46BBF9 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.