What color is #45486F?

#45486F 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 #45486F?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 111: 69 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45486F?

The complementary color is #6F6C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45486F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45486F color

#45486F rgb(69, 72, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #45486F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 43.5% blue (69, 72, 111).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#45486F color codes

HEX	`#45486F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.91, 9.26, -22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.91, 24.71, 292)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.64, 7.047, 15.994)`
Decimal	`4540527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45486F, 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 #45486F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45486F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #45486F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45486f; }
.text { color: #45486f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45486f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45486f, #57456f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #45486F?: #45486F 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 #45486F?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 111: 69 red, 72 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45486F?: The complementary color is #6F6C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45486F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.