#45A1E6#45A1E6
#45A1E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.134 H 244.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A1E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 161, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 70%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 30%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, -5.20, -42.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 43.00, 263.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.43% -0.0579 -0.1207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.43% 0.134 244.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4766, 32.4649, 79.5604) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.92
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.86
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.05
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.12
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A1E6 #E68A45
analogous
#45E6DA #45A1E6 #4550E6
triadic
#45A1E6 #E645A1 #A1E645
tetradic
#45A1E6 #DA45E6 #E68A45 #50E645
square
#45A1E6 #DA45E6 #E68A45 #50E645
split-complementary
#45A1E6 #E64550 #E6DA45
monochromatic
#15629C #1C84D2 #45A1E6 #7BBCED #B1D8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#45A1E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#45A1E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A1E6
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A1E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A1E6 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A3E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B93E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a1e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 161, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.134 244.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbcee',
500: '#45a1e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a1e6; $custom-light: #8bbcee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a1e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 161,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.714,
"s": 76.303,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68427,
"c": 0.13389,
"h": 244.4
},
"luminance": 0.32468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A1E6
secondary
#E3BFA4
accent
#8635F3
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184