#45ABCC#45ABCC
#45ABCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.105 H 222.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45ABCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 171, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.55, -19.17, -25.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.55, 31.88, 233.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% -0.0766 -0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.105 222.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9118, 34.7476, 62.3510) |
| Luminance | 0.3475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.43
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.64
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.33
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.99
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45ABCC #CC6645
analogous
#45CCA9 #45ABCC #4567CC
triadic
#45ABCC #CC45AB #ABCC45
tetradic
#45ABCC #A945CC #CC6645 #67CC45
square
#45ABCC #A945CC #CC6645 #67CC45
split-complementary
#45ABCC #CC4567 #CCA945
monochromatic
#206176 #2E89A6 #45ABCC #75C1D9 #A5D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#45ABCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#45ABCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45ABCC
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45ABCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45ABCC | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8599CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45abcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 171, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.105 222.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4db',
500: '#45abcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45abcc; $custom-light: #88c4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45abcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 171,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.667,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69522,
"c": 0.10452,
"h": 222.9
},
"luminance": 0.34751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45ABCC
secondary
#D3A899
accent
#6D48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183