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#45CEF2

#45cef2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45cef2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 80.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.49% cyan, 14.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 192.49°, with 86.93% saturation and 60.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.5182

Complementary

  1. #45cef2
  2. #f26945

Split complementary

  1. #45cef2
  2. #f24577
  3. #f2c045

Analogous

  1. #45f2c0
  2. #45cef2
  3. #4577f2

Triadic

  1. #45cef2
  2. #f245ce
  3. #cef245

Tetradic

  1. #45cef2
  2. #6945f2
  3. #f26945
  4. #cef245

Square

  1. #45cef2
  2. #c045f2
  3. #f26945
  4. #77f245

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7794
  2. #0fb1db
  3. #45cef2
  4. #8de1f7
  5. #d4f4fc

Shades

#45cef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45cef2
  2. #3eb9da
  3. #37a5c2
  4. #3090a9
  5. #297c91
  6. #236779
  7. #1c5261
  8. #153e49
  9. #0e2930
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#45cef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45cef2
  2. #58d3f3
  3. #6ad8f5
  4. #7dddf6
  5. #8fe2f7
  6. #a2e7f9
  7. #b5ebfa
  8. #c7f0fb
  9. #daf5fc
  10. #ecfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45cef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45cef2
  2. #4bc6e7
  3. #51bedb
  4. #57b7d0
  5. #5dafc4
  6. #63a7b9
  7. #689fae
  8. #6e97a2
  9. #749097
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c8f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b7f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97cbf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85c1f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45cef2 {
  color: #45cef2;
}
Background
.bg-45cef2 {
  background-color: #45cef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45cef2 {
  border: 2px solid #45cef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45cef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 206 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45cef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45cef2, #4577f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45cef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 206 242 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.08 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.57 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.17 #ba310d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#45cef2  rgb(69, 206, 242)  hsl(192, 87%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f26945  rgb(242, 105, 69)  hsl(12, 87%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#f245ce  rgb(242, 69, 206)  hsl(312, 87%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cef245  rgb(206, 242, 69)  hsl(72, 87%, 61%)  Electric Lime