#45a1e3

Color #45a1e3

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#45a1e3

RGB

rgb(69, 161, 227)

HSL

hsl(205.1, 73.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.1, 69.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(63.59, -6.22, -41.24)

LCH

lch(63.59, 41.71, 261.42)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.1306, 243.24)

HWB

hwb(205.1, 27.1%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e38745

Analogous

#45e3d6

#45a1e3

#4552e3

Triadic

#45a1e3

#e345a1

#a1e345

Split-complementary

#45a1e3

#e34552

#e3d645

Tetradic

#45a1e3

#8745e3

#e38745

#a1e345

Square

#45a1e3

#d645e3

#e38745

#52e345

Shades

Color #45a1e3 mixed toward black.

#208ad6

#1a6eab

#135381

#0d3756

#061c2b

Tints

Color #45a1e3 mixed toward white.

#64b1e8

#83c0ec

#a2d0f1

#c1e0f6

#e0effa

Tones

Color #45a1e3 mixed toward gray.

#529fd6

#5f9dc9

#6c9abb

#7a98ae

#8796a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879d5 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#736cd2 · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#4dcac7 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45a1e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45a1e3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#45a1e3 (#45a1e3) is rgb(69, 161, 227) in RGB.

No, #45a1e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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