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Recognised as Colour

#455F96

  • #455F96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#455F96 is a blue with RGB values 69, 95, 150 and HSL 221°, 37%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#455F96#455F96
HEX#455F96
RGBrgb(69, 95, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3725, 0.5882
RGB percentages27.1%, 37.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(220.7, 37%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 54%, 58.8%)
CMYK54%, 36.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,546,454
CSS custom property--colour: #455F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#BAA069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496498no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#405C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1C6B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#967C45
Analogous#458796, #544596
Triadic#96455F, #5F9645
Split complementary#965445, #879645
Tetradic#964587, #967C45, #459654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CEE4
Lighter +30%#A0B1D4
Lighter +20%#7E94C3
Lighter +10%#5B77B3
Darker −10%#354973
Darker −20%#253350
Darker −30%#151D2D
Darker −40%#05070A
More saturated +25%#2A55B1
Less saturated −25%#60697B

Channel breakdown

R69
G95
B150
Red69 (27.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue220.74°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 5F · B 96

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