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Recognised as Colour

#45A2CB

  • #45A2CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#45A2CB is a cyan with RGB values 69, 162, 203 and HSL 198°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#45A2CB#45A2CB
HEX#45A2CB
RGBrgb(69, 162, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6353, 0.7961
RGB percentages27.1%, 63.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(198.4, 56.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 66%, 79.6%)
CMYK66%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,563,659
CSS custom property--colour: #45A2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#BA5D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6E45
Analogous#45CBB1, #455FCB
Triadic#CB45A2, #A2CB45
Split complementary#CB455F, #CBB145
Tetradic#B145CB, #CB6E45, #5FCB45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F2F8
Lighter +30%#BDDEEC
Lighter +20%#95CAE1
Lighter +10%#6DB6D6
Darker −10%#3087AD
Darker −20%#256885
Darker −30%#1A495D
Darker −40%#0F2935
More saturated +25%#27AEE9
Less saturated −25%#6396AD

Channel breakdown

R69
G162
B203
Red69 (27.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue198.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G A2 · B CB

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