#45A4D6#45A4D6
#45A4D6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.115 H 235.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A4D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 164, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 68%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.89, -12.21, -33.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.89, 35.73, 250.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.33% -0.0659 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.33% 0.115 235.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8625, 32.6681, 68.4425) |
| Luminance | 0.3267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.69
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.96
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.39
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.33
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 10.03
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A4D6 #D67745
analogous
#45D6C0 #45A4D6 #455BD6
triadic
#45A4D6 #D645A4 #A4D645
tetradic
#45A4D6 #C045D6 #D67745 #5BD645
square
#45A4D6 #C045D6 #D67745 #5BD645
split-complementary
#45A4D6 #D6455B #D6C045
monochromatic
#1D6084 #2885B6 #45A4D6 #77BDE1 #A9D5EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#45A4D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#45A4D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A4D6
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A4D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A4D6 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA3D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7894D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a4d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 164, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.115 235.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bfe2',
500: '#45a4d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a4d6; $custom-light: #89bfe2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a4d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 164,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.69,
"s": 63.877,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68328,
"c": 0.11508,
"h": 235.1
},
"luminance": 0.32671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A4D6
secondary
#DAB29D
accent
#7A41E7
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183