#45A0BD#45A0BD

#45A0BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.096 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45A0BD
RGB	rgb(69, 160, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.72, -18.07, -22.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.72, 29.24, 231.83°)
OKLab	oklab(66.27% -0.0708 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(66.27% 0.096 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2067, 30.0784, 52.6642)
Luminance	0.3008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#45A0BD #BD6245

analogous

#45BD9E #45A0BD #4564BD

triadic

#45A0BD #BD45A0 #A0BD45

tetradic

#45A0BD #9E45BD #BD6245 #64BD45

square

#45A0BD #9E45BD #BD6245 #64BD45

split-complementary

#45A0BD #BD4564 #BD9E45

monochromatic

#245464 #347B91 #45A0BD #72B7CD #9FCEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.99

#45A0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.02

#45A0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45A0BD

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45A0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45A0BD	1.00	2.99	7.02	7.02
#FFFFFF	2.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E90BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45a0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 160, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.096 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bcd1',
    500: '#45a0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45a0bd;
$custom-light: #85bcd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45a0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6627,
    "c": 0.09552,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.30081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45A0BD

secondary

#CAA194

accent

#7151D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #45A0BD

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