Colour

#455EA1

#455EA1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#455EA1 is a blue with RGB values 69, 94, 161 and HSL 224°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#455EA1

RGBrgb(69, 94, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3686, 0.6314

RGB percentages27.1%, 36.9%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(223.7, 40%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 57.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK57.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,546,209

CSS custom property--colour: #455EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#BAA15E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4265A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#365DA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#086D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4 Royal blue · ΔE 30.8 Medium purple · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A18845

Analogous#458CA1, #5A45A1

Triadic#A1455E, #5EA145

Split complementary#A15A45, #8CA145

Tetradic#A1458C, #A18845, #45A15A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD2E8

Lighter +30%#A6B4D9

Lighter +20%#8296CA

Lighter +10%#5F78BA

Darker −10%#36497D

Darker −20%#26345A

Darker −30%#171F36

Darker −40%#080B12

More saturated +25%#2851BE

Less saturated −25%#626B84

Channel breakdown

R69

G94

B161

Red69 (27.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue223.7°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 5E · B A1

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