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Colour

#453CDD

  • #453CDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#453CDD is a blue with RGB values 69, 60, 221 and HSL 243°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#453CDD#453CDD
HEX#453CDD
RGBrgb(69, 60, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2353, 0.8667
RGB percentages27.1%, 23.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(243.4, 70.3%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 72.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK68.8%, 72.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,537,565
CSS custom property--colour: #453CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#BAC322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Medium blue · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4DD3C
Analogous#3C84DD, #953CDD
Triadic#DD453C, #3CDD45
Split complementary#DD953C, #84DD3C
Tetradic#DD3C84, #D4DD3C, #3CDD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAFB
Lighter +30%#C1BEF4
Lighter +20%#9893EC
Lighter +10%#6E67E5
Darker −10%#2B22C4
Darker −20%#221B98
Darker −30%#18136D
Darker −40%#0E0B42
More saturated +25%#2C1FFA
Less saturated −25%#5E59C0

Channel breakdown

R69
G60
B221
Red69 (27.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue243.35°
Saturation (HSL)70.31%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 3C · B DD

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