#45A5BF Color

#45A5BF is rgb(69, 165, 191) in RGB and hsl(193, 49%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#45A5BF

HEX#45A5BF

RGBrgb(69, 165, 191)

HSLhsl(193, 49%, 51%)

HSVhsv(193, 64%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.097 218.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #45A5BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #45A5BF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#45A5BF Complementary#BF5F45 Analogous#45BF9D Analogous#4568BF Triadic#BF45A5 Triadic#A5BF45

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #45A5BF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FB2C8 #76BDD0 #91CAD9 #ABD6E2 #C6E3EB #DDEEF3

Shades

#398FA7 #317C90 #286576 #1F4E5B #163741 #0E242A

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