#45BDE8 Color

#45BDE8 is rgb(69, 189, 232) in RGB and hsl(196, 78%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#45BDE8

HEX#45BDE8

RGBrgb(69, 189, 232)

HSLhsl(196, 78%, 59%)

HSVhsv(196, 70%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.121 226)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 19%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #45BDE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #45BDE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#45BDE8 Complementary#E87045 Analogous#45E8C2 Analogous#456BE8 Triadic#E845BD Triadic#BDE845

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #45BDE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60C6EB #77CEEE #92D8F2 #A9E0F4 #C4EAF8 #DBF2FB

Shades

#21B0E4 #1896C3 #147A9F #10617F #0B465B #072A36

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