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Recognised as Colour

#453E7B

  • #453E7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#453E7B is a blue with RGB values 69, 62, 123 and HSL 247°, 33%, 36%. 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

#453E7B#453E7B
HEX#453E7B
RGBrgb(69, 62, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2431, 0.4824
RGB percentages27.1%, 24.3%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(246.9, 33%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 49.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK43.9%, 49.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,537,979
CSS custom property--colour: #453E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#BAC184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26487Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#25447Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#354A56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 32.8Slate blue · ΔE 33Medium purple · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747B3E
Analogous#3E567B, #633E7B
Triadic#7B453E, #3E7B45
Split complementary#7B633E, #567B3E
Tetradic#7B3E56, #747B3E, #3E7B63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3AFD6
Lighter +30%#938DC5
Lighter +20%#736BB4
Lighter +10%#584F9D
Darker −10%#322D59
Darker −20%#1F1C37
Darker −30%#0C0B15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332792
Less saturated −25%#575564

Channel breakdown

R69
G62
B123
Red69 (27.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue246.89°
Saturation (HSL)32.97%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 3E · B 7B

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