#45AACC#45AACC
#45AACC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.105 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 170, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, -18.65, -25.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 31.94, 234.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0756 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.105 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7237, 34.3713, 62.2883) |
| Luminance | 0.3437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.30
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.55
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.52
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.90
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AACC #CC6745
analogous
#45CCAA #45AACC #4566CC
triadic
#45AACC #CC45AA #AACC45
tetradic
#45AACC #AA45CC #CC6745 #66CC45
square
#45AACC #AA45CC #CC6745 #66CC45
split-complementary
#45AACC #CC4566 #CCAA45
monochromatic
#206176 #2E88A6 #45AACC #75C0D9 #A5D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#45AACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#45AACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AACC
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AACC | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 170, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.105 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3db',
500: '#45aacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aacc; $custom-light: #88c3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 170,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.111,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69286,
"c": 0.10465,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.34374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AACC
secondary
#D3A899
accent
#6E48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183