Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #45dcff, its pure hue is 191.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 63.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #45dcff, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #091c20 to #3cc1df.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #45dcff, and its official name is Berta Blue. In RGB, it consists of 27.1% Red, 86.3% Green, and 100.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.9% Cyan, 13.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 191.3°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 63.5%. The decimal value for #45dcff is 4578559, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #45dcff is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #45dcff
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #45dcff, its pure hue is 191.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 63.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #45dcff, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ce0ff to #e8fbff.
Tones of #45dcff
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #45dcff, its pure hue is 191.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #45dcff, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #45dcff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #45dcff
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #45dcff! For #45dcff, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #45dcff. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #45dcff
This color, #45dcff, consists of 27.1% Red, 86.3% Green, and 100.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 69, Green = 220, Blue = 255. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #45dcff is 72.9% Cyan, 13.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 69 | 220 | 255 |
Octal | 105 | 334 | 377 |
Hexa | #45 | #dc | #ff |
Binary | 01000101 | 11011100 | 11111111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 72 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Octal | 110 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Hexa | #48 | #0d | #00 | #00 |
Binary | 01001000 | 00001101 | 00000000 | 00000000 |
Analogous Colors of #45dcff
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #45dcff — which has hue 191.3° — its analogous colors are located at 161.3° and 221.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #45dcff.
Triadic Colors of #45dcff
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #45dcff — which has hue 191.3° — its triadic colors are located at 71.3° and 311.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #45dcff.
Complementary Color of #45dcff
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #45dcff — which has hue 191.3° — its complementary color is located at 11.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #45dcff.
Split Complementary Colors of #45dcff
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #45dcff — which has hue 191.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.3° and 341.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #45dcff.
Tetradic Colors of #45dcff
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #45dcff — which has hue 191.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 101.3°, 191.3°, 281.3°, and 11.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #45dcff.
Monochromatic Colors of #45dcff
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #45dcff, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #00bce7 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a2eeff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #45dcff
We want to make getting started with #45dcff on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #45dcff into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #45dcff can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #45dcff with other HTML elements.
#45dcff Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #45dcff;">The color of this text is #45dcff.</span>
#45dcff Background Color
<div style="background-color: #45dcff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #45dcff.</div>
#45dcff Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #45dcff;">This color for the shadow of this text is #45dcff.</span>
#45dcff Border Color
<div style="border: #45dcff 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #45dcff.</div>
#45dcff Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #45dcff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #45dcff on a white background.</div></div>
#45dcff Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #45dcff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #45dcff on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #45dcff to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#45dcff,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #45dcff to white.</div>
Gradient from #45dcff to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#45dcff,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#45dcff,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #45dcff to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #45dcff
In addition to using #45dcff on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #45dcff in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #45dcff, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 69, Green = 220, Blue = 255). If you need details about the color coordinates of #45dcff in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #45dcff |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(69, 220, 255) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #45dcff; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #45dcff; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #45dcff; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(69, 220, 255); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#45dcff") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:69, green:220, blue:255, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:69 green:220 blue:255 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(69f, 220f, 255f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(69, 220, 255); |
#45dcff Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #45dcff the same way. For those with color blindness, #45dcff might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #45dcff looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #45dcff is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #45dcff looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #45dcff will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #45dcff is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.