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#45969E

#45969e ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#45969e is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 58.82% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.33% cyan, 5.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 185.39°, with 39.21% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2555

Complementary

  1. #45969e
  2. #9e4d45

Split complementary

  1. #45969e
  2. #9e456a
  3. #9e7945

Analogous

  1. #459e79
  2. #45969e
  3. #456a9e

Triadic

  1. #45969e
  2. #9e4596
  3. #969e45

Tetradic

  1. #45969e
  2. #4d459e
  3. #9e4d45
  4. #969e45

Square

  1. #45969e
  2. #79459e
  3. #9e4d45
  4. #6a9e45

Monochromatic

  1. #163134
  2. #2e6369
  3. #45969e
  4. #6fb9c0
  5. #a5d3d7

Shades

#45969e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45969e
  2. #3e878e
  3. #37787e
  4. #30696f
  5. #295a5f
  6. #234b4f
  7. #1c3c3f
  8. #152d2f
  9. #0e1e20
  10. #070f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#45969e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45969e
  2. #58a1a8
  3. #6aabb1
  4. #7db6bb
  5. #8fc0c5
  6. #a2cbcf
  7. #b5d5d8
  8. #c7e0e2
  9. #daeaec
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45969e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45969e
  2. #4b949b
  3. #519298
  4. #578f95
  5. #5d8d92
  6. #638b8f
  7. #68898c
  8. #6e8789
  9. #748486
  10. #7a8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b909f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d869e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76939e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24999b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45969e {
  color: #45969e;
}
Background
.bg-45969e {
  background-color: #45969e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45969e {
  border: 2px solid #45969e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45969e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 150 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45969e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45969e, #456a9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45969e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 150 158 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.25 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.28 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.18 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.83 #ba6961 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#45969e  rgb(69, 150, 158)  hsl(185, 39%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#9e4d45  rgb(158, 77, 69)  hsl(5, 39%, 45%)  Redwood
#9e4596  rgb(158, 69, 150)  hsl(305, 39%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#969e45  rgb(150, 158, 69)  hsl(65, 39%, 45%)  Moss Green