Picton Blue Color
Picton Blue is a blue color with hex code #45B1E8. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with picton blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Picton Blue Color Values
What Does Picton Blue Mean?
Picton Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Picton Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Picton Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: brilliant blue, #4997D0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Picton Blue
Picton Blue and #E87B45 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #45E8CD and #4560E8, which sit beside picton blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair picton blue with triadic partners #E845B2 and #B2E845. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Cornflower —
#6CADE4(Delta E 8) - DeepSkyBlue —
#00BFFF(Delta E 8) - Shakespeare —
#4EABD1(Delta E 10) - Curious Blue —
#2596D1(Delta E 10) - Malibu —
#7DC8F7(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #45B1E8; }
.background { background-color: #45B1E8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45B1E8; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #45B1E840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for picton blue?
Picton Blue has the hex code #45B1E8. In RGB notation it is rgb(69, 177, 232), in HSL it is hsl(200, 78%, 59%), and its OKLCH value is 0.722, 0.126, 234.7.
What does the color picton blue mean?
Blue-family colors like picton blue carry distinct psychological associations. Picton Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Picton Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with picton blue?
Picton Blue has three easy routes: its complement #E87B45 for punch, its neighbors #45E8CD and #4560E8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #E845B2 and #B2E845 when you want energy.
Is picton blue a standard web color?
No — Picton Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #45B1E8 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make picton blue lighter or darker?
To lighten picton blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DFF2FB (lightest tint) to #06202D (darkest shade).
About Picton Blue
Picton Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #45B1E8 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.