Colour

#454B5A

#454B5A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#454B5A is a blue with RGB values 69, 75, 90 and HSL 223°, 13%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#454B5A#454B5A

HEX#454B5A

RGBrgb(69, 75, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2941, 0.3529

RGB percentages27.1%, 29.4%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(222.9, 13.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 23.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK23.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,541,274

CSS custom property--colour: #454B5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#BAB4A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#454A5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#404E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5A5445

Analogous#45565A, #4A455A

Triadic#5A454B, #4B5A45

Split complementary#5A4A45, #565A45

Tetradic#5A4556, #5A5445, #455A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ACB1BF

Lighter +30%#8F96A9

Lighter +20%#727B93

Lighter +10%#5B6377

Darker −10%#2F333D

Darker −20%#191B20

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#31426E

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R69

G75

B90

Red69 (27.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)13.21%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 4B · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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