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#45B4E6

#45b4e6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45b4e6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 70.59% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 198.63°, with 76.3% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.3962

Complementary

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #e67745

Split complementary

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #e64564
  3. #e6c745

Analogous

  1. #45e6c7
  2. #45b4e6
  3. #4564e6

Triadic

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #e645b4
  3. #b4e645

Tetradic

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #7745e6
  3. #e67745
  4. #b4e645

Square

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #c745e6
  3. #e67745
  4. #64e645

Monochromatic

  1. #115e81
  2. #1a8fc4
  3. #45b4e6
  4. #88cfef
  5. #cceaf8

Shades

#45b4e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #3ea2cf
  3. #3790b8
  4. #307ea1
  5. #296c8a
  6. #235a73
  7. #1c485c
  8. #153645
  9. #0e242e
  10. #071217
  11. #000000

Tints

#45b4e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #58bce9
  3. #6ac3eb
  4. #7dcbee
  5. #8fd2f0
  6. #a2daf3
  7. #b5e1f5
  8. #c7e9f8
  9. #daf0fa
  10. #ecf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45b4e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45b4e6
  2. #4bafdc
  3. #51aad2
  4. #57a4c7
  5. #5d9fbd
  6. #639ab3
  7. #6895a9
  8. #6e909f
  9. #748a94
  10. #7a858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cadc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb2e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a2e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b3e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a9e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45b4e6 {
  color: #45b4e6;
}
Background
.bg-45b4e6 {
  background-color: #45b4e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45b4e6 {
  border: 2px solid #45b4e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45b4e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 180 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 76% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45b4e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45b4e6, #4564e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45b4e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 180 230 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.20 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.38 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.95 #ba4b19 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#45b4e6  rgb(69, 180, 230)  hsl(199, 76%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e67745  rgb(230, 119, 69)  hsl(19, 76%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#e645b4  rgb(230, 69, 180)  hsl(319, 76%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e645  rgb(180, 230, 69)  hsl(79, 76%, 59%)  Inchworm