#45A2CC#45A2CC
#45A2CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.107 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 162, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.90, -14.38, -29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.90, 32.88, 244.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.4% -0.0674 -0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.107 230.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2694, 31.4627, 61.8035) |
| Luminance | 0.3147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.64
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.94
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.99
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A2CC #CC6F45
analogous
#45CCB3 #45A2CC #455ECC
triadic
#45A2CC #CC45A2 #A2CC45
tetradic
#45A2CC #B345CC #CC6F45 #5ECC45
square
#45A2CC #B345CC #CC6F45 #5ECC45
split-complementary
#45A2CC #CC455E #CCB345
monochromatic
#205C76 #2E81A6 #45A2CC #75BAD9 #A5D2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#45A2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#45A2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A2CC
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A2CC | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A92CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 162, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.107 230.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bddb',
500: '#45a2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a2cc; $custom-light: #87bddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 162,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.667,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67401,
"c": 0.10675,
"h": 230.9
},
"luminance": 0.31466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A2CC
secondary
#D3AB99
accent
#7748E0
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183