#45AFDE#45AFDE

#45AFDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.117 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45AFDE
RGB	rgb(69, 175, 222)
HSL	hsl(198, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.42, -15.54, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.42, 36.04, 244.45°)
OKLab	oklab(71.25% -0.0741 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(71.25% 0.118 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.9638, 37.1956, 74.6407)
Luminance	0.3720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45AFDE #DE7445

analogous

#45DEC0 #45AFDE #4563DE

triadic

#45AFDE #DE45AF #AFDE45

tetradic

#45AFDE #C045DE #DE7445 #63DE45

square

#45AFDE #C045DE #DE7445 #63DE45

split-complementary

#45AFDE #DE4563 #DEC045

monochromatic

#196B8F #2392C3 #45AFDE #79C5E7 #ADDCF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#45AFDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#45AFDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45AFDE

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45AFDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45AFDE	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97ADE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#829EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45afde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 175, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.117 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac6e8',
    500: '#45afde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45afde;
$custom-light: #8ac6e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45afde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.431,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71249,
    "c": 0.1175,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45AFDE

secondary

#DFB3A0

accent

#723BED

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F1F8FC

border

#CBD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #45AFDE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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