#45B1CE#45B1CE

#45B1CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.105 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#45B1CE
RGBrgb(69, 177, 206)
HSLhsl(193, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(193, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(66.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(67.40, -21.67, -23.75)
CIE-LCHlch(67.40, 32.15, 227.63°)
OKLaboklab(71.03% -0.082 -0.0662)
OKLCHoklch(71.03% 0.105 218.9)
XYZxyz(29.3124, 37.1625, 64.0088)
Luminance0.3717 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#45B1CE #CE6245
analogous
#45CEA7 #45B1CE #456DCE
triadic
#45B1CE #CE45B1 #B1CE45
tetradic
#45B1CE #A745CE #CE6245 #6DCE45
square
#45B1CE #A745CE #CE6245 #6DCE45
split-complementary
#45B1CE #CE456D #CEA745
monochromatic
#206679 #2D8FA9 #45B1CE #75C5DB #A6DAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49
#45B1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.43
#45B1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45B1CE
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##45B1CE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##45B1CE1.002.498.438.43
#FFFFFF2.491.0021.0021.00
#0000008.4321.001.001.00
##0000008.4321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FACD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9ECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #45b1ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 177, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.105 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88c8dd',
    500: '#45b1ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #45b1ce;
$custom-light: #88c8dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#45b1ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.701,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71027,
    "c": 0.10537,
    "h": 218.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#45B1CE
secondary
#D5A79A
accent
#6746E2
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283

Preview Lab

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#45B1CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva