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#45BCD5

#45bcd5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45bcd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 73.73% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.61% cyan, 11.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 190.42°, with 63.16% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.21.

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Relative luminance0.4204

Complementary

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #d55e45

Split complementary

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #d54574
  3. #d5a645

Analogous

  1. #45d5a6
  2. #45bcd5
  3. #4574d5

Triadic

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #d545bc
  3. #bcd545

Tetradic

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #5e45d5
  3. #d55e45
  4. #bcd545

Square

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #a645d5
  3. #d55e45
  4. #74d545

Monochromatic

  1. #185b69
  2. #2691a8
  3. #45bcd5
  4. #83d2e3
  5. #c2e9f1

Shades

#45bcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #3ea9c0
  3. #3796aa
  4. #308495
  5. #297180
  6. #235e6b
  7. #1c4b55
  8. #153840
  9. #0e262b
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#45bcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #58c3d9
  3. #6ac9dd
  4. #7dd0e2
  5. #8fd7e6
  6. #a2deea
  7. #b5e4ee
  8. #c7ebf2
  9. #daf2f7
  10. #ecf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45bcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45bcd5
  2. #4bb6cd
  3. #51b0c4
  4. #57aabc
  5. #5da4b3
  6. #639eab
  7. #6898a2
  8. #6e929a
  9. #748c91
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a7d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db8d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db0d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45bcd5 {
  color: #45bcd5;
}
Background
.bg-45bcd5 {
  background-color: #45bcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45bcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #45bcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45bcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 188 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 63% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45bcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45bcd5, #4574d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45bcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 188 213 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.18 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.14 #ba432a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#45bcd5  rgb(69, 188, 213)  hsl(190, 63%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#d55e45  rgb(213, 94, 69)  hsl(10, 63%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#d545bc  rgb(213, 69, 188)  hsl(310, 63%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd545  rgb(188, 213, 69)  hsl(70, 63%, 55%)  June Bud