#45A7CF#45A7CF
#45A7CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.108 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A7CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 167, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.49, -16.10, -28.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.49, 32.98, 240.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.71% -0.0714 -0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.71% 0.108 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5310, 33.4047, 64.0162) |
| Luminance | 0.3341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.36
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.94
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 10.15
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A7CF #CF6D45
analogous
#45CFB2 #45A7CF #4562CF
triadic
#45A7CF #CF45A7 #A7CF45
tetradic
#45A7CF #B245CF #CF6D45 #62CF45
square
#45A7CF #B245CF #CF6D45 #62CF45
split-complementary
#45A7CF #CF4562 #CFB245
monochromatic
#20607A #2C86AB #45A7CF #76BEDC #A6D5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#45A7CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#45A7CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A7CF
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A7CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A7CF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A4D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F96CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a7cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 167, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.108 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c1dd',
500: '#45a7cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a7cf; $custom-light: #88c1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a7cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 167,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.391,
"s": 58.974,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68709,
"c": 0.10763,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.33408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A7CF
secondary
#D5AC9B
accent
#7346E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183