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#459ad2 color: Blue Tourmaline

#459ad2 is rgb(69, 154, 210) in RGB and oklch(65.822% 0.11682 240.704) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

65.8%
0.117
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #459ad2

#459ad2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline (#4997d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #459ad2 mixed with white

  1. 459ad2
  2. 5ba4d7
  3. 6eaedc
  4. 81b9e1
  5. 94c3e5
  6. a6cdea
  7. b8d7ee
  8. c9e1f3
  9. dbebf7
  10. edf5fb

Darker: #459ad2 mixed with black

  1. 459ad2
  2. 3b85b6
  3. 31719b
  4. 275e81
  5. 1e4b68
  6. 153950
  7. 0c2739
  8. 051724
  9. 020910
  10. 000102

Calmer: #459ad2 with less saturation

  1. 459ad2
  2. 509acc
  3. 5999c5
  4. 6298bf
  5. 6a98b9
  6. 7197b2
  7. 7896ac
  8. 7f95a5
  9. 85949f
  10. 8c9398

Questions about #459ad2

What color is #459ad2?

#459ad2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(69, 154, 210), in HSL hsl(203.83, 61.04%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.822% 0.11682 240.704).

What colors go well with #459ad2?

The complementary color of #459ad2 is #c57f40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a4ba and #778dd9. The triadic partners are #cb728e and #889c44.

Is white or black text more readable on #459ad2?

Black text reads better on #459ad2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #459ad2 a warm or cool color?

#459ad2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.117.