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#45AAEF

#45aaef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45aaef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 66.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.13% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 204.35°, with 84.16% saturation and 60.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3625

Complementary

  1. #45aaef
  2. #ef8a45

Split complementary

  1. #45aaef
  2. #ef4555
  3. #efdf45

Analogous

  1. #45efdf
  2. #45aaef
  3. #4555ef

Triadic

  1. #45aaef
  2. #ef45aa
  3. #aaef45

Tetradic

  1. #45aaef
  2. #8a45ef
  3. #ef8a45
  4. #aaef45

Square

  1. #45aaef
  2. #df45ef
  3. #ef8a45
  4. #55ef45

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5a8f
  2. #1286d5
  3. #45aaef
  4. #8bcaf5
  5. #d2eafb

Shades

#45aaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45aaef
  2. #3e99d7
  3. #3788bf
  4. #3077a7
  5. #29668f
  6. #235578
  7. #1c4460
  8. #153348
  9. #0e2230
  10. #071118
  11. #000000

Tints

#45aaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45aaef
  2. #58b3f1
  3. #6abbf2
  4. #7dc4f4
  5. #8fccf5
  6. #a2d5f7
  7. #b5ddf9
  8. #c7e6fa
  9. #daeefc
  10. #ecf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45aaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45aaef
  2. #4ba6e4
  3. #51a2d9
  4. #579dce
  5. #5d99c3
  6. #6395b8
  7. #6891ac
  8. #6e8da1
  9. #748896
  10. #7a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87a5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aabf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #739bee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75abf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64a1ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45aaef {
  color: #45aaef;
}
Background
.bg-45aaef {
  background-color: #45aaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45aaef {
  border: 2px solid #45aaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45aaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 170 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45aaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45aaef, #4555ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45aaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 170 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.33 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.05 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.76 #ba5510 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#45aaef  rgb(69, 170, 239)  hsl(204, 84%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#ef8a45  rgb(239, 138, 69)  hsl(24, 84%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef45aa  rgb(239, 69, 170)  hsl(324, 84%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#aaef45  rgb(170, 239, 69)  hsl(84, 84%, 60%)  Inchworm