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Recognised as Colour

#455EDE

  • #455EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#455EDE is a blue with RGB values 69, 94, 222 and HSL 230°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#455EDE#455EDE
HEX#455EDE
RGBrgb(69, 94, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3686, 0.8706
RGB percentages27.1%, 36.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230.2, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK68.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,546,270
CSS custom property--colour: #455EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BAA121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC545
Analogous#45AADE, #7945DE
Triadic#DE455E, #5EDE45
Split complementary#DE7945, #AADE45
Tetradic#DE45AA, #DEC545, #45DE79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FD
Lighter +30%#C7CEF5
Lighter +20%#9CA9ED
Lighter +10%#7083E6
Darker −10%#2440CC
Darker −20%#1C32A1
Darker −30%#152575
Darker −40%#0D174A
More saturated +25%#2A4CF9
Less saturated −25%#6070C3

Channel breakdown

R69
G94
B222
Red69 (27.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 5E · B DE

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