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Recognised as Colour

#45AACE

  • #45AACE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#45AACE is a cyan with RGB values 69, 170, 206 and HSL 196°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#45AACE#45AACE
HEX#45AACE
RGBrgb(69, 170, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6667, 0.8078
RGB percentages27.1%, 66.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(195.8, 58.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 66.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK66.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,565,710
CSS custom property--colour: #45AACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#BA5531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#8398CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6945
Analogous#45CEAE, #4565CE
Triadic#CE45AA, #AACE45
Split complementary#CE4565, #CEAE45
Tetradic#AE45CE, #CE6945, #65CE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F4F9
Lighter +30%#BEE1EE
Lighter +20%#96CFE3
Lighter +10%#6DBCD9
Darker −10%#2F8FB1
Darker −20%#246E89
Darker −30%#194E61
Darker −40%#0F2D38
More saturated +25%#28B8EB
Less saturated −25%#629CB1

Channel breakdown

R69
G170
B206
Red69 (27.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue195.77°
Saturation (HSL)58.3%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G AA · B CE

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