#45A2CF#45A2CF
#45A2CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.109 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 162, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.02, -13.41, -31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.02, 33.82, 246.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.54% -0.0663 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.54% 0.109 232.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6326, 31.6080, 63.7168) |
| Luminance | 0.3161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.65
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.71
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.71
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.15
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A2CF #CF7245
analogous
#45CFB7 #45A2CF #455DCF
triadic
#45A2CF #CF45A2 #A2CF45
tetradic
#45A2CF #B745CF #CF7245 #5DCF45
square
#45A2CF #B745CF #CF7245 #5DCF45
split-complementary
#45A2CF #CF455D #CFB745
monochromatic
#205D7A #2C81AB #45A2CF #76BADC #A6D3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#45A2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#45A2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A2CF
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A2CF | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7992CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 162, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.109 232.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bddd',
500: '#45a2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a2cf; $custom-light: #87bddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 162,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.565,
"s": 58.974,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67537,
"c": 0.10944,
"h": 232.7
},
"luminance": 0.31611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A2CF
secondary
#D5AE9B
accent
#7946E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183