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Recognised as Colour

#454EA5

  • #454EA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#454EA5 is a blue with RGB values 69, 78, 165 and HSL 234°, 41%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#454EA5#454EA5
HEX#454EA5
RGBrgb(69, 78, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3059, 0.6471
RGB percentages27.1%, 30.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(234.4, 41%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 58.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK58.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,542,117
CSS custom property--colour: #454EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#BAB15A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D5BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0553A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#056272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A59C45
Analogous#457EA5, #6C45A5
Triadic#A5454E, #4EA545
Split complementary#A56C45, #7EA545
Tetradic#A5457E, #A59C45, #45A56C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCFEA
Lighter +30%#A8ADDB
Lighter +20%#848BCC
Lighter +10%#6069BD
Darker −10%#363D81
Darker −20%#272C5D
Darker −30%#181B39
Darker −40%#090A15
More saturated +25%#2836C2
Less saturated −25%#626688

Channel breakdown

R69
G78
B165
Red69 (27.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue234.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.03%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 4E · B A5

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