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#459D9B

#459d9b ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#459d9b is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 61.57% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.27% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 178.64°, with 38.94% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2775

Complementary

  1. #459d9b
  2. #9d4547

Split complementary

  1. #459d9b
  2. #9d4573
  3. #9d6f45

Analogous

  1. #459d6f
  2. #459d9b
  3. #45739d

Triadic

  1. #459d9b
  2. #9b459d
  3. #9d9b45

Tetradic

  1. #459d9b
  2. #45479d
  3. #9d4547
  4. #9d9b45

Square

  1. #459d9b
  2. #6f459d
  3. #9d4547
  4. #739d45

Monochromatic

  1. #163332
  2. #2e6867
  3. #459d9b
  4. #6fc0be
  5. #a4d7d6

Shades

#459d9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459d9b
  2. #3e8d8c
  3. #377e7c
  4. #306e6d
  5. #295e5d
  6. #234f4e
  7. #1c3f3e
  8. #152f2f
  9. #0e1f1f
  10. #071010
  11. #000000

Tints

#459d9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459d9b
  2. #58a7a5
  3. #6ab1af
  4. #7dbab9
  5. #8fc4c3
  6. #a2cecd
  7. #b5d8d7
  8. #c7e2e1
  9. #daebeb
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459d9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459d9b
  2. #4b9a98
  3. #519796
  4. #579493
  5. #5d9190
  6. #638f8e
  7. #688c8b
  8. #6e8988
  9. #748685
  10. #7a8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94969b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868b9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c999b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71939b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24a09c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459d9b {
  color: #459d9b;
}
Background
.bg-459d9b {
  background-color: #459d9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459d9b {
  border: 2px solid #459d9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459d9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 157 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 39% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459d9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459d9b, #45739d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459d9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 157 155 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.63 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.03 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.24 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.67 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.90 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.05 #ba6264 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#459d9b  rgb(69, 157, 155)  hsl(179, 39%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#9d4547  rgb(157, 69, 71)  hsl(359, 39%, 44%)  Cordovan
#9b459d  rgb(155, 69, 157)  hsl(299, 39%, 44%)  Purpureus
#9d9b45  rgb(157, 155, 69)  hsl(59, 39%, 44%)  Brass