#45ABD0#45ABD0
#45ABD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.107 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45ABD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 171, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 60%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -17.91, -27.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 32.78, 236.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.0751 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.107 225.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3977, 34.9420, 64.9101) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.50
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.04
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.07
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.78
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45ABD0 #D06A45
analogous
#45D0B0 #45ABD0 #4566D0
triadic
#45ABD0 #D045AB #ABD045
tetradic
#45ABD0 #B045D0 #D06A45 #66D045
square
#45ABD0 #B045D0 #D06A45 #66D045
split-complementary
#45ABD0 #D04566 #D0B045
monochromatic
#1F637B #2C8AAC #45ABD0 #76C1DC #A7D7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#45ABD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#45ABD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45ABD0
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45ABD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45ABD0 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A8D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8399D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45abd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 171, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.107 225.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4de',
500: '#45abd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45abd0; $custom-light: #88c4de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45abd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 171,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.971,
"s": 59.657,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69694,
"c": 0.10738,
"h": 225.6
},
"luminance": 0.34945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45ABD0
secondary
#D6AB9B
accent
#6F45E3
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183