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Recognised as Colour

#45DCF6

  • #45DCF6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#45DCF6 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 220, 246 and HSL 189°, 91%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#45DCF6#45DCF6
HEX#45DCF6
RGBrgb(69, 220, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8627, 0.9647
RGB percentages27.1%, 86.3%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(188.8, 90.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 72%, 96.5%)
CMYK72%, 10.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,578,550
CSS custom property--colour: #45DCF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#BA2309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC2F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E7E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Aqua · ΔE 22.2Cyan · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F65F45
Analogous#45F6B7, #4584F6
Triadic#F645DC, #DCF645
Split complementary#F64584, #F6B745
Tetradic#B745F6, #F65F45, #84F645

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7F7FD
Lighter +20%#A6EEFB
Lighter +10%#76E5F8
Darker −10%#14D3F4
Darker −20%#0AAFCB
Darker −30%#07859B
Darker −40%#055B6A
More saturated +25%#3CE2FF
Less saturated −25%#5DCBDE

Channel breakdown

R69
G220
B246
Red69 (27.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue188.81°
Saturation (HSL)90.77%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G DC · B F6

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