#45ade2
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
69, 173, 226
HSL
200°, 73%, 58%
CMYK
70, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3664
Every format
| HEX | #45ade2 |
| RGB | rgb(69, 173, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 73%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.0 -13.2 -35.4) |
| LCH | lch(67.0 37.7 249.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.122 234.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #45ade2;
background-color: #45ade2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#45ade2] bg-[#45ade2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #45ade2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.271, green: 0.678, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#45ade2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#45ade2 on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#45ade2 on black: 8.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red27.1%
Green67.8%
Blue88.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan69.5%
Magenta23.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%
Color previews
#45ade2 text on a black background
contrast 8.33:1
Card sample
#45ade2 text on a white background
contrast 2.52:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #45ade2;
Background color
Panel with #45ade2 background
background-color: #45ade2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #45ade2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(69, 173, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(69, 173, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #45ade2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45ade2, #4645E2);