#45A7CA#45A7CA
#45A7CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.104 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 167, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.29, -17.70, -26.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.29, 31.70, 236.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.0732 -0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.104 225.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9294, 33.1640, 60.8477) |
| Luminance | 0.3317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.96
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.87
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.72
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.28
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A7CA #CA6845
analogous
#45CAAA #45A7CA #4564CA
triadic
#45A7CA #CA45A7 #A7CA45
tetradic
#45A7CA #AA45CA #CA6845 #64CA45
square
#45A7CA #AA45CA #CA6845 #64CA45
split-complementary
#45A7CA #CA4564 #CAAA45
monochromatic
#215E74 #2F85A3 #45A7CA #75BED8 #A4D4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#45A7CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#45A7CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A7CA
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A7CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A7CA | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8196CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a7ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 167, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.104 225.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1da',
500: '#45a7ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a7ca; $custom-light: #87c1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a7ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 167,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.789,
"s": 55.649,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6849,
"c": 0.10373,
"h": 225.1
},
"luminance": 0.33167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A7CA
secondary
#D2A899
accent
#7049DF
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183