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Recognised as Colour

#45536C

  • #45536C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#45536C is a blue with RGB values 69, 83, 108 and HSL 218°, 22%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#45536C#45536C
HEX#45536C
RGBrgb(69, 83, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3255, 0.4235
RGB percentages27.1%, 32.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(218.5, 22%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 36.1%, 42.4%)
CMYK36.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,543,340
CSS custom property--colour: #45536C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#BAAC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A546Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#46516Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39585Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dim grey · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5E45
Analogous#45676C, #4A456C
Triadic#6C4553, #536C45
Split complementary#6C4A45, #676C45
Tetradic#6C4567, #6C5E45, #456C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0BACD
Lighter +30%#919FB9
Lighter +20%#7284A5
Lighter +10%#596B8B
Darker −10%#313B4D
Darker −20%#1D232E
Darker −30%#090B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F4D82
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R69
G83
B108
Red69 (27.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue218.46°
Saturation (HSL)22.03%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 53 · B 6C

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