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Recognised as Colour

#45D2EC

  • #45D2EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#45D2EC is a cyan with RGB values 69, 210, 236 and HSL 189°, 81%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#45D2EC#45D2EC
HEX#45D2EC
RGBrgb(69, 210, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8235, 0.9255
RGB percentages27.1%, 82.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(189.3, 81.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 70.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK70.8%, 11%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,575,980
CSS custom property--colour: #45D2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#BA2D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC5F45
Analogous#45ECB2, #457FEC
Triadic#EC45D2, #D2EC45
Split complementary#EC457E, #ECB245
Tetradic#B345EC, #EC5F45, #7FEC45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0F4FA
Lighter +20%#A2E8F5
Lighter +10%#73DDF1
Darker −10%#18C6E6
Darker −20%#139EB8
Darker −30%#0E778A
Darker −40%#094F5C
More saturated +25%#32DFFF
Less saturated −25%#5FC0D2

Channel breakdown

R69
G210
B236
Red69 (27.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue189.34°
Saturation (HSL)81.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G D2 · B EC

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