Recognised as Colour
#452DAA
- #452DAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#452DAA is a blue with RGB values 69, 45, 170 and HSL 252°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#452DAA#452DAA
HEX#452DAA
RGBrgb(69, 45, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1765, 0.6667
RGB percentages27.1%, 17.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(251.5, 58.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 73.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK59.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,533,674
CSS custom property--colour: #452DAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#BAD255
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92AA2D
Analogous#2D54AA, #832DAA
Triadic#AA452D, #2DAA45
Split complementary#AA832D, #54AA2D
Tetradic#AA2D54, #92AA2D, #2DAA83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G45
B170
Red69 (27.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue251.52°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2D · B AA
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