Colour

#454BA5

#454BA5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#454BA5 is a blue with RGB values 69, 75, 165 and HSL 236°, 41%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#454BA5

RGBrgb(69, 75, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2941, 0.6471

RGB percentages27.1%, 29.4%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(236.3, 41%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 58.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK58.2%, 54.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,541,349

CSS custom property--colour: #454BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1

Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#BAB45A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1259A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#076070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.1 Slate blue · ΔE 16.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A59F45

Analogous#457BA5, #6F45A5

Triadic#A5454B, #4BA545

Split complementary#A56F45, #7BA545

Tetradic#A5457B, #A59F45, #45A56F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCEEA

Lighter +30%#A8ABDB

Lighter +20%#8489CC

Lighter +10%#6066BD

Darker −10%#363B81

Darker −20%#272A5D

Darker −30%#181A39

Darker −40%#090A15

More saturated +25%#2831C2

Less saturated −25%#626588

Channel breakdown

R69

G75

B165

Red69 (27.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue236.25°

Saturation (HSL)41.03%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 4B · B A5

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