Recognised as Colour

#455B7D

#455B7D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#455B7D is a blue with RGB values 69, 91, 125 and HSL 216°, 29%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#455B7D

RGBrgb(69, 91, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3569, 0.4902

RGB percentages27.1%, 35.7%, 49%

HSLhsl(216.4, 28.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 44.8%, 49%)

CMYK44.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,545,405

CSS custom property--colour: #455B7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#BAA482

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#48587Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#306267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D6745

Analogous#45777D, #4B457D

Triadic#7D455B, #5B7D45

Split complementary#7D4B45, #777D45

Tetradic#7D4577, #7D6745, #457D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7C4D7

Lighter +30%#96A8C5

Lighter +20%#758DB3

Lighter +10%#57739E

Darker −10%#33435C

Darker −20%#212B3B

Darker −30%#0F131A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D5695

Less saturated −25%#5D6065

Channel breakdown

R69

G91

B125

Red69 (27.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue216.43°

Saturation (HSL)28.87%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 5B · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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