What color is #454765?

#454765 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454765?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 101: 69 red, 71 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454765?

The complementary color is #656345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454765 color

#454765 rgb(69, 71, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454765 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 39.6% blue (69, 71, 101).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#454765 color codes

HEX	`#454765`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, 6.95, -17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 19.1, 291.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.056, 6.711, 13.233)`
Decimal	`4540261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454765, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #454765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #454765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454765; }
.text { color: #454765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454765, #534565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #454765?: #454765 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454765?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 101: 69 red, 71 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454765?: The complementary color is #656345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.