Picton Blue (#45B1E8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.41:1 — vs black: 8.71:1

Color values

  • HEX #45B1E8
  • RGB rgb(69, 177, 232)
  • HSL hsl(200, 70%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 70.26, 23.71, 0, 9.02 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #45B1E8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#E87C45
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#45E8CD
#455FE8
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#E845B1
#B1E845
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#E8455F
#E8CD45
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#CD45E8
#E87C45
#5FE845
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Picton Blue
#45B1E8 Base
#105D84
#198DC8
#21A2E4
#69C0EC
#89CEF0
#CDEAF9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Picton Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031017
#093348
#0F5579
#1578AA
#1B9ADB
Picton Blue #45B1E8 Base
#66BFEC
#86CCF0
#A7DAF4
#C8E8F8
#E8F5FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #45B1E8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #45B1E8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #45B1E8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #45B1E8;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #45B1E8,
        #F8E3D8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #45B1E8,
        #F8E3D8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$picton-blue: #45B1E8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$picton-blue-r: 69;
$picton-blue-g: 177;
$picton-blue-b: 232;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $picton-blue;
    color: rgba($picton-blue-r, $picton-blue-g, $picton-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Picton Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #45B1E8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9B9BE9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A9A9E8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #1AB9B9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A7A7A7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Picton Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Picton Blue #45B1E8 Base
Vivid Cerulean #00AAEE ΔE 3.16
Cyan (process) #00B7EB ΔE 3.88
Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF ΔE 4.33
Spiro Disco Ball #0FC0FC ΔE 4.60

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.