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Recognised as Colour

#454DAE

  • #454DAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#454DAE is a blue with RGB values 69, 77, 174 and HSL 235°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#454DAE#454DAE
HEX#454DAE
RGBrgb(69, 77, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.302, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.1%, 30.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(235.4, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,541,870
CSS custom property--colour: #454DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#BAB251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#025CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#006476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA645
Analogous#4581AE, #7245AE
Triadic#AE454D, #4DAE45
Split complementary#AE7245, #81AE45
Tetradic#AE4581, #AEA645, #45AE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D4ED
Lighter +30%#ADB1DF
Lighter +20%#898ED0
Lighter +10%#646BC2
Darker −10%#373D89
Darker −20%#282D65
Darker −30%#1A1D40
Darker −40%#0B0C1C
More saturated +25%#2733CC
Less saturated −25%#636790

Channel breakdown

R69
G77
B174
Red69 (27.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue235.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 4D · B AE

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