Recognised as Colour

#455FC7

#455FC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#455FC7 is a blue with RGB values 69, 95, 199 and HSL 228°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#455FC7#455FC7

HEX#455FC7

RGBrgb(69, 95, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3725, 0.7804

RGB percentages27.1%, 37.3%, 78%

HSLhsl(228, 53.7%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 65.3%, 78%)

CMYK65.3%, 52.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,546,503

CSS custom property--colour: #455FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#BAA038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D6DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00788Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4 Slate blue · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7AD45

Analogous#45A0C7, #6C45C7

Triadic#C7455F, #5FC745

Split complementary#C76C45, #A0C745

Tetradic#C745A0, #C7AD45, #45C76C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E6F6

Lighter +30%#BBC4EA

Lighter +20%#93A2DF

Lighter +10%#6C81D3

Darker −10%#324AA7

Darker −20%#263880

Darker −30%#1B2758

Darker −40%#0F1631

More saturated +25%#274DE5

Less saturated −25%#6371A9

Channel breakdown

R69

G95

B199

Red69 (27.1%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)53.72%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 5F · B C7

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