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Recognised as Colour

#45EFFE

  • #45EFFE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#45EFFE is a cyan with RGB values 69, 239, 254 and HSL 185°, 99%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#45EFFE#45EFFE
HEX#45EFFE
RGBrgb(69, 239, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.9373, 0.9961
RGB percentages27.1%, 93.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(184.9, 98.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 72.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK72.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,583,422
CSS custom property--colour: #45EFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#BA1001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2D2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00F9F3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 12.7Cyan · ΔE 12.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 17.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE5445
Analogous#45FEB1, #4592FE
Triadic#FE45EF, #EFFE45
Split complementary#FE4592, #FEB145
Tetradic#B145FE, #FE5445, #92FE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDFCFF
Lighter +20%#AAF8FF
Lighter +10%#78F3FE
Darker −10%#12EBFE
Darker −20%#01CADC
Darker −30%#019BA9
Darker −40%#016D76
More saturated +25%#44F0FF
Less saturated −25%#5CDBE7

Channel breakdown

R69
G239
B254
Red69 (27.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue184.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.93%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G EF · B FE

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