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#45ABFF

#45abff ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45abff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 67.06% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.94% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 207.1°, with 100% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #45abff
  2. #ff9945

Split complementary

  1. #45abff
  2. #ff454e
  3. #fff645

Analogous

  1. #45fff6
  2. #45abff
  3. #454eff

Triadic

  1. #45abff
  2. #ff45ab
  3. #abff45

Tetradic

  1. #45abff
  2. #9945ff
  3. #ff9945
  4. #abff45

Square

  1. #45abff
  2. #f645ff
  3. #ff9945
  4. #4eff45

Monochromatic

  1. #005eab
  2. #0088f8
  3. #45abff
  4. #92ceff
  5. #def0ff

Shades

#45abff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45abff
  2. #3e9ae6
  3. #3789cc
  4. #3078b3
  5. #296799
  6. #235680
  7. #1c4466
  8. #15334d
  9. #0e2233
  10. #07111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#45abff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45abff
  2. #58b3ff
  3. #6abcff
  4. #7dc4ff
  5. #8fcdff
  6. #a2d5ff
  7. #b5ddff
  8. #c7e6ff
  9. #daeeff
  10. #ecf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45abff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45abff
  2. #4ba7f2
  3. #51a2e6
  4. #579ed9
  5. #5d9acc
  6. #6396c0
  7. #6891b3
  8. #6e8da6
  9. #748999
  10. #7a848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a9dfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70adff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5da3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45abff {
  color: #45abff;
}
Background
.bg-45abff {
  background-color: #45abff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45abff {
  border: 2px solid #45abff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45abff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 171 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45abff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45abff, #454eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45abff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 171 255 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.33 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.35 #ba5400 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#45abff  rgb(69, 171, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#ff9945  rgb(255, 153, 69)  hsl(27, 100%, 64%)  Neon Carrot
#ff45ab  rgb(255, 69, 171)  hsl(327, 100%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#abff45  rgb(171, 255, 69)  hsl(87, 100%, 64%)  Green Yellow