Information about Picton Blue color

#45B1E8 - Picton Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#45B1E8, known as "Picton Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 177, 232) — 27.1% red, 69.4% green, 91% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 22 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#45B1E8 is a strongly colored sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7). Slightly further away sit Spring Sky (#3FB8F1) and Butterfly Blue (#38ACEC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(69, 177, 232)), which gives #45B1E8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #45B1E8: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. The name "Picton Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Picton Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Picton Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Picton Blue

#45B1E8
#6AC1EC

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#D9EFFA

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White

#FFFFFF

Picton Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Picton Blue

#45B1E8
#1A97D6

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#1371A0

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#062535

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Black

#000000

Picton Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Picton Blue

#45B1E8
#4DA8D5

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#589FC2

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#6394AD

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#708A97

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Grey

#808080

Picton Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Picton Blue

#45B1E8
#44E7DD

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#44E79B

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#44E75A

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Picton Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Picton Blue

#45B1E8

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Picton Blue

#45B1E8

#E8CD45
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#E84560
#E84560

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#45B1E8
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

#45E8CD
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#45B1E8
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

#E845B2
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#B2E845
#B2E845

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Picton Blue

#45B1E8

#7B45E8
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#E87B45
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#B2E845
#B2E845

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Picton Blue

#45B1E8

#CD45E8
#CD45E8

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#E87B45
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#60E845
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Nearest named colors to Picton Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

Spring Sky color link
Spring Sky

#3FB8F1

Butterfly Blue color link
Butterfly Blue

#38ACEC

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

LALITHA'S SKY color link
LALITHA'S SKY

#34B6EA

Brilliant Cerulean color link
Brilliant Cerulean

#51C2E7

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Elipsis Insight color link
Elipsis Insight

#35A7FF

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Picton Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#45B1E8
  • RGB69, 177, 232
  • CMYK64, 22, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(69, 177, 232)
  • HSL200°, 78%, 59%
  • HSL Precise200.245°, 77.99%, 59.02%
  • HSV200°, 70%, 91%
  • HSB200°, 70%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.694, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.694, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.694, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID45B1E8
  • DECIMAL ID4567528
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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