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Colour

#455FDC

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

#455FDC is a blue with RGB values 69, 95, 220 and HSL 230°, 68%, 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

#455FDC#455FDC
HEX#455FDC
RGBrgb(69, 95, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3725, 0.8627
RGB percentages27.1%, 37.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(229.7, 68.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 68.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 56.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,546,524
CSS custom property--colour: #455FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14617WCAG 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 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BAA023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC245
Analogous#45AADC, #7745DC
Triadic#DC455F, #5FDC45
Split complementary#DC7745, #AADC45
Tetradic#DC45AA, #DCC245, #45DC76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3FC
Lighter +30%#C6CEF4
Lighter +20%#9BA9EC
Lighter +10%#7084E4
Darker −10%#2642C8
Darker −20%#1E349D
Darker −30%#162672
Darker −40%#0D1748
More saturated +25%#294DF8
Less saturated −25%#6171C0

Channel breakdown

R69
G95
B220
Red69 (27.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue229.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 5F · B DC

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