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#45CFEB

#45cfeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45cfeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 81.18% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.64% cyan, 11.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 190.12°, with 80.58% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5189

Complementary

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #eb6145

Split complementary

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #eb457c
  3. #ebb445

Analogous

  1. #45ebb4
  2. #45cfeb
  3. #457ceb

Triadic

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #eb45cf
  3. #cfeb45

Tetradic

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #6145eb
  3. #eb6145
  4. #cfeb45

Square

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #b445eb
  3. #eb6145
  4. #7ceb45

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7488
  2. #16aecd
  3. #45cfeb
  4. #8ae1f2
  5. #cff3fa

Shades

#45cfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #3ebad4
  3. #37a6bc
  4. #3091a5
  5. #297c8d
  6. #236876
  7. #1c535e
  8. #153e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#45cfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #58d4ed
  3. #6ad9ef
  4. #7dddf1
  5. #8fe2f3
  6. #a2e7f5
  7. #b5ecf7
  8. #c7f1f9
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45cfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45cfeb
  2. #4bc7e0
  3. #51bfd6
  4. #57b7cb
  5. #5dafc0
  6. #63a8b6
  7. #68a0ab
  8. #6e98a0
  9. #749095
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b7eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9acbec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45cfeb {
  color: #45cfeb;
}
Background
.bg-45cfeb {
  background-color: #45cfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45cfeb {
  border: 2px solid #45cfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45cfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 207 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45cfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45cfeb, #457ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45cfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 207 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.64 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.35 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.41 #ba3014 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#45cfeb  rgb(69, 207, 235)  hsl(190, 81%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#eb6145  rgb(235, 97, 69)  hsl(10, 81%, 60%)  Tomato
#eb45cf  rgb(235, 69, 207)  hsl(310, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cfeb45  rgb(207, 235, 69)  hsl(70, 81%, 60%)  Pear