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#45A4E2

#45a4e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45a4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.47% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 203.69°, with 73.02% saturation and 57.84% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3331

Complementary

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #e28345

Split complementary

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #e24556
  3. #e2d145

Analogous

  1. #45e2d1
  2. #45a4e2
  3. #4556e2

Triadic

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #e245a4
  3. #a4e245

Tetradic

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #8345e2
  3. #e28345
  4. #a4e245

Square

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #d145e2
  3. #e28345
  4. #56e245

Monochromatic

  1. #13527b
  2. #1d7ebd
  3. #45a4e2
  4. #87c4ec
  5. #c9e5f7

Shades

#45a4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #3e94cb
  3. #3783b5
  4. #30739e
  5. #296288
  6. #235271
  7. #1c425a
  8. #153144
  9. #0e212d
  10. #071017
  11. #000000

Tints

#45a4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #58ade5
  3. #6ab6e8
  4. #7dbfeb
  5. #8fc8ee
  6. #a2d2f1
  7. #b5dbf3
  8. #c7e4f6
  9. #daedf9
  10. #ecf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45a4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45a4e2
  2. #4ba0d8
  3. #519dce
  4. #5799c5
  5. #5d96bb
  6. #6392b1
  7. #688ea7
  8. #6e8b9d
  9. #748794
  10. #7a848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7295e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a4e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #639be1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45a4e2 {
  color: #45a4e2;
}
Background
.bg-45a4e2 {
  background-color: #45a4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45a4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #45a4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45a4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45a4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45a4e2, #4556e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45a4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.90 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.07 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.71 #ba5b1d Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#45a4e2  rgb(69, 164, 226)  hsl(204, 73%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#e28345  rgb(226, 131, 69)  hsl(24, 73%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#e245a4  rgb(226, 69, 164)  hsl(324, 73%, 58%)  Persian Rose
#a4e245  rgb(164, 226, 69)  hsl(84, 73%, 58%)  Inchworm