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Recognised as Colour

#453C85

  • #453C85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#453C85 is a blue with RGB values 69, 60, 133 and HSL 247°, 38%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#453C85#453C85
HEX#453C85
RGBrgb(69, 60, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2353, 0.5216
RGB percentages27.1%, 23.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(247.4, 37.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 54.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK48.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,537,477
CSS custom property--colour: #453C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#BAC37A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#174888no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#154483no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#304C5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3.1Midnight blue · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C853C
Analogous#3C5785, #6A3C85
Triadic#85453C, #3C8545
Split complementary#856A3C, #57853C
Tetradic#853C58, #7C853C, #3C856A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B1DC
Lighter +30%#968ECC
Lighter +20%#756BBC
Lighter +10%#574CA8
Darker −10%#332C62
Darker −20%#211C3F
Darker −30%#0E0C1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#33249D
Less saturated −25%#57546D

Channel breakdown

R69
G60
B133
Red69 (27.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue247.4°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 3C · B 85

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