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#45C2EA

#45c2ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45c2ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 76.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 17.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 194.55°, with 79.71% saturation and 59.41% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.4579

Complementary

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #ea6d45

Split complementary

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #ea456f
  3. #eac045

Analogous

  1. #45eac0
  2. #45c2ea
  3. #456fea

Triadic

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #ea45c2
  3. #c2ea45

Tetradic

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #6d45ea
  3. #ea6d45
  4. #c2ea45

Square

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #c045ea
  3. #ea6d45
  4. #6fea45

Monochromatic

  1. #0f6a87
  2. #17a0cc
  3. #45c2ea
  4. #8ad9f2
  5. #ceeffa

Shades

#45c2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #3eafd3
  3. #379bbb
  4. #3088a4
  5. #29748c
  6. #236175
  7. #1c4e5e
  8. #153a46
  9. #0e272f
  10. #071317
  11. #000000

Tints

#45c2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #58c8ec
  3. #6aceee
  4. #7dd4f0
  5. #8fdaf2
  6. #a2e1f5
  7. #b5e7f7
  8. #c7edf9
  9. #daf3fb
  10. #ecf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45c2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45c2ea
  2. #4bbbdf
  3. #51b5d5
  4. #57aeca
  5. #5da8c0
  6. #63a1b5
  7. #689aaa
  8. #6e94a0
  9. #748d95
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbeec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95adea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ebfeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb6ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45c2ea {
  color: #45c2ea;
}
Background
.bg-45c2ea {
  background-color: #45c2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45c2ea {
  border: 2px solid #45c2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45c2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 194 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45c2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45c2ea, #456fea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45c2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 194 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.54 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.57 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.21 #ba3d15 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#45c2ea  rgb(69, 194, 234)  hsl(195, 80%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea6d45  rgb(234, 109, 69)  hsl(15, 80%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#ea45c2  rgb(234, 69, 194)  hsl(315, 80%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#c2ea45  rgb(194, 234, 69)  hsl(75, 80%, 59%)  June Bud