#45A1E8#45A1E8
#45A1E8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.136 H 245.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A1E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 161, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 78%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 70%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.82, -4.52, -43.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.82, 43.87, 264.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% -0.0573 -0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.136 245.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7590, 32.5779, 81.0481) |
| Luminance | 0.3258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.82
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.73
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.86
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.02
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A1E8 #E88C45
analogous
#45E8DE #45A1E8 #4550E8
triadic
#45A1E8 #E845A1 #A1E845
tetradic
#45A1E8 #DE45E8 #E88C45 #50E845
square
#45A1E8 #DE45E8 #E88C45 #50E845
split-complementary
#45A1E8 #E84550 #E8DE45
monochromatic
#14629F #1A84D5 #45A1E8 #7BBDEF #B2D8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#45A1E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#45A1E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A1E8
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A1E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A1E8 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A3EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A94E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a1e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 161, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.136 245.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbcef',
500: '#45a1e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a1e8; $custom-light: #8bbcef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a1e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 161,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.135,
"s": 77.99,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6853,
"c": 0.13615,
"h": 245.1
},
"luminance": 0.32581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A1E8
secondary
#E4C0A4
accent
#8733F4
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184