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Recognised as Colour

#45A0FF

  • #45A0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#45A0FF is a blue with RGB values 69, 160, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#45A0FF#45A0FF
HEX#45A0FF
RGBrgb(69, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages27.1%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK72.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,563,199
CSS custom property--colour: #45A0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#BA5F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5795FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA445
Analogous#45FDFF, #4745FF
Triadic#FF45A0, #A0FF45
Split complementary#FF4745, #FDFF45
Tetradic#FF45FD, #FFA445, #45FF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEFF
Lighter +20%#ABD4FF
Lighter +10%#78BAFF
Darker −10%#1286FF
Darker −20%#006DDE
Darker −30%#0054AB
Darker −40%#003B78
More saturated +25%#45A0FF
Less saturated −25%#5CA1E8

Channel breakdown

R69
G160
B255
Red69 (27.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G A0 · B FF

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