#45B6DD#45B6DD
#45B6DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.115 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B6DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 182, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -19.55, -28.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 34.87, 235.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.84% -0.0813 -0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.84% 0.115 224.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2280, 39.9380, 74.4029) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.78
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.06
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.59
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.13
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.14
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B6DD #DD6C45
analogous
#45DDB8 #45B6DD #456ADD
triadic
#45B6DD #DD45B6 #B6DD45
tetradic
#45B6DD #B845DD #DD6C45 #6ADD45
square
#45B6DD #B845DD #DD6C45 #6ADD45
split-complementary
#45B6DD #DD456A #DDB845
monochromatic
#1A708E #2399C1 #45B6DD #79CAE6 #ACDFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#45B6DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#45B6DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B6DD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B6DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B6DD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B2DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA3DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b6dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 182, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.115 224.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acce7',
500: '#45b6dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b6dd; $custom-light: #8acce7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b6dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 182,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.395,
"s": 69.091,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72836,
"c": 0.11462,
"h": 224.8
},
"luminance": 0.39942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B6DD
secondary
#DEB0A0
accent
#693CEC
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284