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#45CDFF

#45cdff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45cdff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.94% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 196.13°, 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5215

Complementary

  1. #45cdff
  2. #ff7745

Split complementary

  1. #45cdff
  2. #ff4570
  3. #ffd445

Analogous

  1. #45ffd4
  2. #45cdff
  3. #4570ff

Triadic

  1. #45cdff
  2. #ff45cd
  3. #cdff45

Tetradic

  1. #45cdff
  2. #7745ff
  3. #ff7745
  4. #cdff45

Square

  1. #45cdff
  2. #d445ff
  3. #ff7745
  4. #70ff45

Monochromatic

  1. #007dab
  2. #00b5f8
  3. #45cdff
  4. #92e2ff
  5. #def6ff

Shades

#45cdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45cdff
  2. #3eb9e6
  3. #37a4cc
  4. #3090b3
  5. #297b99
  6. #236780
  7. #1c5266
  8. #153e4d
  9. #0e2933
  10. #07151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#45cdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45cdff
  2. #58d2ff
  3. #6ad7ff
  4. #7ddcff
  5. #8fe1ff
  6. #a2e6ff
  7. #b5ebff
  8. #c7f0ff
  9. #daf5ff
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45cdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45cdff
  2. #4bc5f2
  3. #51bee6
  4. #57b6d9
  5. #5daecc
  6. #63a7c0
  7. #689fb3
  8. #6e97a6
  9. #748f99
  10. #7a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc5dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b7fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93cbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80c0ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45cdff {
  color: #45cdff;
}
Background
.bg-45cdff {
  background-color: #45cdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45cdff {
  border: 2px solid #45cdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45cdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45cdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45cdff, #4570ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45cdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.05 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.02 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.46 #ba3200 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#45cdff  rgb(69, 205, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff7745  rgb(255, 119, 69)  hsl(16, 100%, 64%)  Coral
#ff45cd  rgb(255, 69, 205)  hsl(316, 100%, 64%)  Shocking Pink
#cdff45  rgb(205, 255, 69)  hsl(76, 100%, 64%)  Electric Lime