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#45A2CC

#45a2cc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45a2cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 63.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.18% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 198.67°, with 56.96% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #cc6f45

Split complementary

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #cc455e
  3. #ccb345

Analogous

  1. #45ccb3
  2. #45a2cc
  3. #455ecc

Triadic

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #cc45a2
  3. #a2cc45

Tetradic

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #6f45cc
  3. #cc6f45
  4. #a2cc45

Square

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #b345cc
  3. #cc6f45
  4. #5ecc45

Monochromatic

  1. #1a495e
  2. #2a779a
  3. #45a2cc
  4. #81c0dc
  5. #bddeed

Shades

#45a2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #3e92b8
  3. #3782a3
  4. #30718f
  5. #29617a
  6. #235166
  7. #1c4152
  8. #15313d
  9. #0e2029
  10. #071014
  11. #000000

Tints

#45a2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #58abd1
  3. #6ab5d6
  4. #7dbedb
  5. #8fc7e0
  6. #a2d1e6
  7. #b5daeb
  8. #c7e3f0
  9. #daecf5
  10. #ecf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45a2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45a2cc
  2. #4b9fc4
  3. #519bbd
  4. #5798b5
  5. #5d94ae
  6. #6391a6
  7. #688e9e
  8. #6e8a97
  9. #74878f
  10. #7a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a92cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6999cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45a2cc {
  color: #45a2cc;
}
Background
.bg-45a2cc {
  background-color: #45a2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45a2cc {
  border: 2px solid #45a2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45a2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 162 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45a2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45a2cc, #455ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45a2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 162 204 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.92 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.46 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.92 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.94 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.73 #ba5d33 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#45a2cc  rgb(69, 162, 204)  hsl(199, 57%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#cc6f45  rgb(204, 111, 69)  hsl(19, 57%, 54%)  Chocolate
#cc45a2  rgb(204, 69, 162)  hsl(319, 57%, 54%)  Mulberry
#a2cc45  rgb(162, 204, 69)  hsl(79, 57%, 54%)  Yellow Green