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#45DAFE

#45dafe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45dafe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 85.49% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.83% cyan, 14.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 191.68°, with 98.93% saturation and 63.33% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5856

Complementary

  1. #45dafe
  2. #fe6945

Split complementary

  1. #45dafe
  2. #fe457d
  3. #fec645

Analogous

  1. #45fec6
  2. #45dafe
  3. #457dfe

Triadic

  1. #45dafe
  2. #fe45da
  3. #dafe45

Tetradic

  1. #45dafe
  2. #6945fe
  3. #fe6945
  4. #dafe45

Square

  1. #45dafe
  2. #c645fe
  3. #fe6945
  4. #7dfe45

Monochromatic

  1. #0188a9
  2. #01c6f5
  3. #45dafe
  4. #91e9fe
  5. #ddf8ff

Shades

#45dafe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45dafe
  2. #3ec4e5
  3. #37aecb
  4. #3099b2
  5. #298398
  6. #236d7f
  7. #1c5766
  8. #15414c
  9. #0e2c33
  10. #071619
  11. #000000

Tints

#45dafe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45dafe
  2. #58defe
  3. #6ae1fe
  4. #7de5fe
  5. #8fe9fe
  6. #a2edff
  7. #b5f0ff
  8. #c7f4ff
  9. #daf8ff
  10. #ecfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45dafe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45dafe
  2. #4bd1f1
  3. #51c8e5
  4. #57bfd8
  5. #5db6cc
  6. #63adbf
  7. #68a4b2
  8. #6e9ba6
  9. #749299
  10. #7a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c1fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0d6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cccfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45dafe {
  color: #45dafe;
}
Background
.bg-45dafe {
  background-color: #45dafe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45dafe {
  border: 2px solid #45dafe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45dafe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 218 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45dafe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45dafe, #457dfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45dafe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 218 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.97 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.00 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.38 #ba2501 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#45dafe  rgb(69, 218, 254)  hsl(192, 99%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#fe6945  rgb(254, 105, 69)  hsl(12, 99%, 63%)  Tomato
#fe45da  rgb(254, 69, 218)  hsl(312, 99%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#dafe45  rgb(218, 254, 69)  hsl(72, 99%, 63%)  Electric Lime