Colour

#455BEA

#455BEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#455BEA is a blue with RGB values 69, 91, 234 and HSL 232°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#455BEA

RGBrgb(69, 91, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3569, 0.9176

RGB percentages27.1%, 35.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(232, 79.7%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232, 70.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK70.5%, 61.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,545,514

CSS custom property--colour: #455BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#BAA415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00809Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.8 Royal blue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAD445

Analogous#45AEEA, #8145EA

Triadic#EA455B, #5BEA45

Split complementary#EA8245, #AEEA45

Tetradic#EA45AE, #EAD445, #45EA82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDFF

Lighter +30%#CED4FA

Lighter +20%#A1ACF4

Lighter +10%#7383EF

Darker −10%#1A34E2

Darker −20%#142AB5

Darker −30%#0F1F87

Darker −40%#0A1559

More saturated +25%#304CFF

Less saturated −25%#5F6ED0

Channel breakdown

R69

G91

B234

Red69 (27.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue232°

Saturation (HSL)79.71%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 5B · B EA

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