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Recognised as Colour

#45BCFF

  • #45BCFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#45BCFF is a blue with RGB values 69, 188, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#45BCFF#45BCFF
HEX#45BCFF
RGBrgb(69, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages27.1%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.6, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK72.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,570,367
CSS custom property--colour: #45BCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#BA4300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8845
Analogous#45FFE5, #455FFF
Triadic#FF45BC, #BCFF45
Split complementary#FF455F, #FFE545
Tetradic#E545FF, #FF8845, #5FFF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF3FF
Lighter +20%#ABE1FF
Lighter +10%#78CEFF
Darker −10%#12AAFF
Darker −20%#008EDE
Darker −30%#006DAB
Darker −40%#004D78
More saturated +25%#45BCFF
Less saturated −25%#5CB5E8

Channel breakdown

R69
G188
B255
Red69 (27.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G BC · B FF

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