Colour

#455D90

#455D90
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#455D90 is a blue with RGB values 69, 93, 144 and HSL 221°, 35%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#455D90

RGBrgb(69, 93, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3647, 0.5647

RGB percentages27.1%, 36.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(220.8, 35.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 52.1%, 56.5%)

CMYK52.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,545,936

CSS custom property--colour: #455D90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#BAA26F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#496192no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#415B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#236870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#907845

Analogous#458390, #524590

Triadic#90455D, #5D9045

Split complementary#905245, #829045

Tetradic#904583, #907845, #459052

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0CBE1

Lighter +30%#9EAED0

Lighter +20%#7B91C0

Lighter +10%#5974AF

Darker −10%#34476E

Darker −20%#24304B

Darker −30%#131A29

Darker −40%#030406

More saturated +25%#2A53AB

Less saturated −25%#606775

Channel breakdown

R69

G93

B144

Red69 (27.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)35.21%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 5D · B 90

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