#45b5cd

Color #45b5cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 14.07 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#45b5cd

RGB

rgb(69, 181, 205)

HSL

hsl(190.6, 57.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.6, 66.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.55, -24.02, -21.45)

LCH

lch(68.55, 32.2, 221.77)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1051, 214.61)

HWB

hwb(190.6, 27.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd5d45

Analogous

#45cda1

#45b5cd

#4571cd

Triadic

#45b5cd

#cd45b5

#b5cd45

Split-complementary

#45b5cd

#cd4571

#cda145

Tetradic

#45b5cd

#5d45cd

#cd5d45

#b5cd45

Square

#45b5cd

#a145cd

#cd5d45

#71cd45

Shades

Color #45b5cd mixed toward black.

#309db4

#277d90

#1d5e6c

#133f48

#0a1f24

Tints

Color #45b5cd mixed toward white.

#64c1d5

#83cede

#a2dae6

#c1e6ee

#e0f3f7

Tones

Color #45b5cd mixed toward gray.

#50aec2

#5ca6b6

#679fab

#7298a0

#7e9094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586c8 · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#7f76c6 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#50c3c2 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45b5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45b5cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#45b5cd (#45b5cd) is rgb(69, 181, 205) in RGB.

No, #45b5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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