#45ace0
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
69, 172, 224
HSL
200°, 71%, 58%
CMYK
69, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3615
Every format
| HEX | #45ace0 |
| RGB | rgb(69, 172, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 71%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(66.6 -13.3 -34.8) |
| LCH | lch(66.6 37.3 249.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.121 234.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #45ace0;
background-color: #45ace0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#45ace0] bg-[#45ace0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #45ace0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.271, green: 0.675, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#45ace0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#45ace0 on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#45ace0 on black: 8.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red27.1%
Green67.5%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan69.2%
Magenta23.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#45ace0 text on a black background
contrast 8.23:1
Card sample
#45ace0 text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #45ace0;
Background color
Panel with #45ace0 background
background-color: #45ace0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #45ace0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(69, 172, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(69, 172, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #45ace0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45ace0, #4645E0);