#45a4d8

Color #45a4d8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#45a4d8

RGB

rgb(69, 164, 216)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 65.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 68.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(63.98, -11.55, -34.56)

LCH

lch(63.98, 36.44, 251.52)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.117, 236.15)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 27.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d87945

Analogous

#45d8c2

#45a4d8

#455bd8

Triadic

#45a4d8

#d845a4

#a4d845

Split-complementary

#45a4d8

#d8455b

#d8c245

Tetradic

#45a4d8

#7945d8

#d87945

#a4d845

Square

#45a4d8

#c245d8

#d87945

#5bd845

Shades

Color #45a4d8 mixed toward black.

#298ec4

#21719d

#195576

#10394f

#081c27

Tints

Color #45a4d8 mixed toward white.

#64b3de

#83c2e5

#a2d2eb

#c1e1f2

#e0f0f8

Tones

Color #45a4d8 mixed toward gray.

#51a0cc

#5e9dc0

#6a99b3

#7696a7

#82929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bcd · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#756dca · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#4dc4c2 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45a4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45a4d8]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#45a4d8 (#45a4d8) is rgb(69, 164, 216) in RGB.

No, #45a4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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