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#459eb3 color: Aquatic Cool

#459eb3 is rgb(69, 158, 179) in RGB and oklch(65.375% 0.08953 215.768) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

65.4%
0.090
216°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #459eb3

#459eb3 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 216°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquatic Cool (#41a0b4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #459eb3 mixed with white

  1. 459eb3
  2. 5ba8bb
  3. 6fb1c2
  4. 82bbca
  5. 94c5d1
  6. a6ced9
  7. b8d8e1
  8. cae2e8
  9. dcebf0
  10. edf5f7

Darker: #459eb3 mixed with black

  1. 459eb3
  2. 3b899b
  3. 317484
  4. 27606e
  5. 1e4d58
  6. 153a43
  7. 0c292f
  8. 05181d
  9. 02090c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #459eb3 with less saturation

  1. 459eb3
  2. 509db0
  3. 5a9cac
  4. 629aa9
  5. 6a99a5
  6. 7198a2
  7. 78969e
  8. 7f959b
  9. 859397
  10. 8a9294

Questions about #459eb3

What color is #459eb3?

#459eb3 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Aquatic Cool. In RGB it is rgb(69, 158, 179), in HSL hsl(191.45, 44.35%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.375% 0.08953 215.768).

What colors go well with #459eb3?

The complementary color of #459eb3 is #c07c6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #44a298 and #6096c4. The triadic partners are #b37ba5 and #a1904d.

Is white or black text more readable on #459eb3?

Black text reads better on #459eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #459eb3 a warm or cool color?

#459eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.09.