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Recognised as Colour

#455C9C

  • #455C9C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#455C9C is a blue with RGB values 69, 92, 156 and HSL 224°, 39%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#455C9C#455C9C
HEX#455C9C
RGBrgb(69, 92, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3608, 0.6118
RGB percentages27.1%, 36.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(224.1, 38.7%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 55.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK55.8%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,545,692
CSS custom property--colour: #455C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#BAA363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41639Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#375B9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#146A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.2Medium purple · ΔE 32.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C8545
Analogous#45879C, #5A459C
Triadic#9C455C, #5C9C45
Split complementary#9C5A45, #879C45
Tetradic#9C4587, #9C8545, #459C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CFE6
Lighter +30%#A3B1D7
Lighter +20%#8093C7
Lighter +10%#5D75B7
Darker −10%#354779
Darker −20%#263255
Darker −30%#161D32
Darker −40%#06090F
More saturated +25%#294FB8
Less saturated −25%#616980

Channel breakdown

R69
G92
B156
Red69 (27.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue224.14°
Saturation (HSL)38.67%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 5C · B 9C

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