#45A2E8#45A2E8
#45A2E8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.135 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A2E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 162, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 78%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 70%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.10, -5.09, -43.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.10, 43.49, 263.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.76% -0.0582 -0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.76% 0.135 244.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9345, 32.9288, 81.1066) |
| Luminance | 0.3293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.08
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.60
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.10
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.16
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A2E8 #E88B45
analogous
#45E8DD #45A2E8 #4551E8
triadic
#45A2E8 #E845A2 #A2E845
tetradic
#45A2E8 #DD45E8 #E88B45 #51E845
square
#45A2E8 #DD45E8 #E88B45 #51E845
split-complementary
#45A2E8 #E84551 #E8DD45
monochromatic
#14639F #1A85D5 #45A2E8 #7BBDEF #B2D8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#45A2E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#45A2E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A2E8
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A2E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A2E8 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A4EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C94E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a2e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 162, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.135 244.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbdef',
500: '#45a2e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a2e8; $custom-light: #8bbdef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a2e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 162,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.767,
"s": 77.99,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68756,
"c": 0.13536,
"h": 244.5
},
"luminance": 0.32932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A2E8
secondary
#E4C0A4
accent
#8633F4
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184