What color is #454969?

#454969 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 #454969?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 105: 69 red, 73 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454969?

The complementary color is #696545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454969 color

#454969 rgb(69, 73, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454969 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 41.2% blue (69, 73, 105).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% 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 8.71:1).

#454969 color codes

HEX	`#454969`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, 6.81, -19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 20.3, 289.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.386, 7.05, 14.333)`
Decimal	`4540777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454969, 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 #454969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #454969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454969; }
.text { color: #454969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454969, #534569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #454969?: #454969 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 #454969?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 105: 69 red, 73 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454969?: The complementary color is #696545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.