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#459E9C

#459e9c ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#459e9c is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 61.96% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.27% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 178.65°, 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2812

Complementary

  1. #459e9c
  2. #9e4547

Split complementary

  1. #459e9c
  2. #9e4574
  3. #9e6f45

Analogous

  1. #459e6f
  2. #459e9c
  3. #45749e

Triadic

  1. #459e9c
  2. #9c459e
  3. #9e9c45

Tetradic

  1. #459e9c
  2. #45479e
  3. #9e4547
  4. #9e9c45

Square

  1. #459e9c
  2. #6f459e
  3. #9e4547
  4. #749e45

Monochromatic

  1. #163433
  2. #2e6967
  3. #459e9c
  4. #6fc0be
  5. #a5d7d6

Shades

#459e9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459e9c
  2. #3e8e8c
  3. #377e7d
  4. #306f6d
  5. #295f5e
  6. #234f4e
  7. #1c3f3e
  8. #152f2f
  9. #0e201f
  10. #071010
  11. #000000

Tints

#459e9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459e9c
  2. #58a8a6
  3. #6ab1b0
  4. #7dbbba
  5. #8fc5c4
  6. #a2cfce
  7. #b5d8d7
  8. #c7e2e1
  9. #daeceb
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459e9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459e9c
  2. #4b9b99
  3. #519896
  4. #579594
  5. #5d9291
  6. #638f8e
  7. #688c8b
  8. #6e8988
  9. #748686
  10. #7a8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95979c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878c9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d9a9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72949c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24a19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459e9c {
  color: #459e9c;
}
Background
.bg-459e9c {
  background-color: #459e9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459e9c {
  border: 2px solid #459e9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459e9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 158 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459e9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459e9c, #45749e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459e9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 158 156 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.32 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.75 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.50 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.60 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.33 #ba6163 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#459e9c  rgb(69, 158, 156)  hsl(179, 39%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#9e4547  rgb(158, 69, 71)  hsl(359, 39%, 45%)  Cordovan
#9c459e  rgb(156, 69, 158)  hsl(299, 39%, 45%)  Purpureus
#9e9c45  rgb(158, 156, 69)  hsl(59, 39%, 45%)  Brass