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#45a2df

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
69, 162, 223
HSL
204°, 71%, 57%
CMYK
69, 27, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3243

Every format

HEX#45a2df
RGBrgb(69, 162, 223)
HSLhsl(204, 71%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 27%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(63.7 -8.1 -38.9)
LCHlch(63.7 39.7 258.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.683 0.125 240.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #45a2df;
background-color: #45a2df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#45a2df] bg-[#45a2df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #45a2df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.271, green: 0.635, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#45a2df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#45a2df on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#45a2df on black: 7.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red27.1%
Green63.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan69.1%
Magenta27.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#45a2df text on a black background

contrast 7.49:1

Card sample

#45a2df text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #45a2df;
Background color
Panel with #45a2df background
background-color: #45a2df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #45a2df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(69, 162, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(69, 162, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #45a2df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45a2df, #4F45DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #45a2df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #45a2df in the Color Lab