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Recognised as Colour

#455CF4

  • #455CF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#455CF4 is a blue with RGB values 69, 92, 244 and HSL 232°, 89%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#455CF4#455CF4
HEX#455CF4
RGBrgb(69, 92, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3608, 0.9569
RGB percentages27.1%, 36.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 88.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 71.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK71.7%, 62.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,545,780
CSS custom property--colour: #455CF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BAA30B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DD45
Analogous#45B4F4, #8545F4
Triadic#F4455C, #5CF445
Split complementary#F48545, #B4F445
Tetradic#F445B4, #F4DD45, #45F485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5DBFD
Lighter +20%#A5B0FA
Lighter +10%#7586F7
Darker −10%#1532F1
Darker −20%#0C24C7
Darker −30%#091C97
Darker −40%#061367
More saturated +25%#3A54FF
Less saturated −25%#5E6EDB

Channel breakdown

R69
G92
B244
Red69 (27.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)88.83%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 5C · B F4

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