Recognised as Colour

#45545C

#45545C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#45545C is a blue with RGB values 69, 84, 92 and HSL 201°, 14%, 32%. 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

#45545C#45545C

HEX#45545C

RGBrgb(69, 84, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3294, 0.3608

RGB percentages27.1%, 32.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(200.9, 14.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 25%, 36.1%)

CMYK25%, 8.7%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,543,580

CSS custom property--colour: #45545C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#BAABA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50535Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D515Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E5656no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Teal · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C4D45

Analogous#455C58, #45495C

Triadic#5C4554, #545C45

Split complementary#5C4549, #5C5845

Tetradic#58455C, #5C4D45, #495C45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACBAC1

Lighter +30%#8FA1AB

Lighter +20%#728995

Lighter +10%#5B6F79

Darker −10%#2F393F

Darker −20%#191F22

Darker −30%#030405

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#315A70

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R69

G84

B92

Red69 (27.1%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue200.87°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 54 · B 5C

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