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#45B2CF

#45b2cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45b2cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 69.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 192.61°, with 58.97% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #cf6245

Split complementary

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #cf456d
  3. #cfa745

Analogous

  1. #45cfa7
  2. #45b2cf
  3. #456dcf

Triadic

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #cf45b2
  3. #b2cf45

Tetradic

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #6245cf
  3. #cf6245
  4. #b2cf45

Square

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #a745cf
  3. #cf6245
  4. #6dcf45

Monochromatic

  1. #195362
  2. #29869f
  3. #45b2cf
  4. #82cbdf
  5. #bfe4ee

Shades

#45b2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #3ea0ba
  3. #378ea6
  4. #307d91
  5. #296b7c
  6. #235968
  7. #1c4753
  8. #15353e
  9. #0e2429
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#45b2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #58bad4
  3. #6ac1d9
  4. #7dc9dd
  5. #8fd1e2
  6. #a2d9e7
  7. #b5e0ec
  8. #c7e8f1
  9. #daf0f5
  10. #ecf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45b2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45b2cf
  2. #4badc7
  3. #51a8bf
  4. #57a3b7
  5. #5d9eaf
  6. #6399a8
  7. #6894a0
  8. #6e8f98
  9. #748a90
  10. #7a8588
  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 #89aab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0add1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9fcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85afd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76a7cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45b2cf {
  color: #45b2cf;
}
Background
.bg-45b2cf {
  background-color: #45b2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45b2cf {
  border: 2px solid #45b2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45b2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 178 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45b2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45b2cf, #456dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45b2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 178 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.97 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.30 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.06 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.21 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.48 #ba4d30 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#45b2cf  rgb(69, 178, 207)  hsl(193, 59%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf6245  rgb(207, 98, 69)  hsl(13, 59%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#cf45b2  rgb(207, 69, 178)  hsl(313, 59%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b2cf45  rgb(178, 207, 69)  hsl(73, 59%, 54%)  June Bud