#45A5BA Color

#45A5BA is rgb(69, 165, 186) in RGB and hsl(191, 46%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#45A5BA

HEX#45A5BA

RGBrgb(69, 165, 186)

HSLhsl(191, 46%, 50%)

HSVhsv(191, 63%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.094 214.6)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #45A5BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #45A5BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#45A5BA Complementary#BA5A45 Analogous#45BA95 Analogous#456ABA Triadic#BA45A5 Triadic#A5BA45

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #45A5BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FB1C4 #79BECD #93CBD7 #A9D5DF #C3E2E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3B8EA0 #337A8A #296370 #214F59 #17383F #0F2429

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