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#45ABC4

#45abc4 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#45abc4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 67.06% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 12.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 191.81°, with 51.84% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3438

Complementary

  1. #45abc4
  2. #c45e45

Split complementary

  1. #45abc4
  2. #c4456b
  3. #c49d45

Analogous

  1. #45c49d
  2. #45abc4
  3. #456bc4

Triadic

  1. #45abc4
  2. #c445ab
  3. #abc445

Tetradic

  1. #45abc4
  2. #5e45c4
  3. #c45e45
  4. #abc445

Square

  1. #45abc4
  2. #9d45c4
  3. #c45e45
  4. #6bc445

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4a55
  2. #2d7c8f
  3. #45abc4
  4. #7fc5d6
  5. #b9dfe9

Shades

#45abc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45abc4
  2. #3e9ab0
  3. #37899d
  4. #307889
  5. #296776
  6. #235662
  7. #1c444e
  8. #15333b
  9. #0e2227
  10. #071114
  11. #000000

Tints

#45abc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45abc4
  2. #58b3ca
  3. #6abcd0
  4. #7dc4d6
  5. #8fcddc
  6. #a2d5e2
  7. #b5dde7
  8. #c7e6ed
  9. #daeef3
  10. #ecf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45abc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45abc4
  2. #4ba7bd
  3. #51a2b6
  4. #579eb0
  5. #5d9aa9
  6. #6396a2
  7. #68919b
  8. #6e8d94
  9. #74898e
  10. #7a8487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa6c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8899c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81a8c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a0c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45abc4 {
  color: #45abc4;
}
Background
.bg-45abc4 {
  background-color: #45abc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45abc4 {
  border: 2px solid #45abc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45abc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 171 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 52% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45abc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45abc4, #456bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45abc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 171 196 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.22 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.99 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.82 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.85 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.22 #ba543b Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#45abc4  rgb(69, 171, 196)  hsl(192, 52%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#c45e45  rgb(196, 94, 69)  hsl(12, 52%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#c445ab  rgb(196, 69, 171)  hsl(312, 52%, 52%)  Mulberry
#abc445  rgb(171, 196, 69)  hsl(72, 52%, 52%)  Yellow Green