#45a7cf

Color #45a7cf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#45a7cf

RGB

rgb(69, 167, 207)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 59%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 66.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.49, -16.1, -28.78)

LCH

lch(64.49, 32.98, 240.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1076, 228.43)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 27.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf6d45

Analogous

#45cfb2

#45a7cf

#4562cf

Triadic

#45a7cf

#cf45a7

#a7cf45

Split-complementary

#45a7cf

#cf4562

#cfb245

Tetradic

#45a7cf

#6d45cf

#cf6d45

#a7cf45

Square

#45a7cf

#b245cf

#cf6d45

#62cf45

Shades

Color #45a7cf mixed toward black.

#2f8fb7

#267392

#1c566e

#133949

#091d25

Tints

Color #45a7cf mixed toward white.

#64b6d7

#83c4df

#a2d3e7

#c1e2ef

#e0f0f7

Tones

Color #45a7cf mixed toward gray.

#50a2c4

#5c9db8

#6798ac

#7394a1

#7e8f95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dc6 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#766fc4 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#4ebfbd · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45a7cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45a7cf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#45a7cf (#45a7cf) is rgb(69, 167, 207) in RGB.

No, #45a7cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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