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Recognised as Colour

#45BDCA

  • #45BDCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#45BDCA is a cyan with RGB values 69, 189, 202 and HSL 186°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#45BDCA#45BDCA
HEX#45BDCA
RGBrgb(69, 189, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7412, 0.7922
RGB percentages27.1%, 74.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(185.9, 55.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 65.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK65.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,570,570
CSS custom property--colour: #45BDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#BA4235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB6CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA7CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5245
Analogous#45CA94, #457BCA
Triadic#CA45BD, #BDCA45
Split complementary#CA457B, #CA9445
Tetradic#9445CA, #CA5245, #7BCA45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F5F7
Lighter +30%#BCE7EC
Lighter +20%#94D9E1
Lighter +10%#6DCBD5
Darker −10%#319FAB
Darker −20%#257A84
Darker −30%#1A555C
Darker −40%#0F3034
More saturated +25%#27D5E8
Less saturated −25%#63A5AC

Channel breakdown

R69
G189
B202
Red69 (27.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue185.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G BD · B CA

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