#45A6C9 Color

#45A6C9 is rgb(69, 166, 201) in RGB and hsl(196, 55%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#45A6C9

HEX#45A6C9

RGBrgb(69, 166, 201)

HSLhsl(196, 55%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 66%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.103 225.3)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 17%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #45A6C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #45A6C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#45A6C9 Complementary#C96845 Analogous#45C9AA Analogous#4564C9 Triadic#C945A6 Triadic#A6C945

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #45A6C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB1D0 #79BFD8 #90CADF #ACD7E7 #C4E3EE #DFF0F6

Shades

#3593B6 #2D7D9A #25677E #1D5063 #153A47 #0D232B

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