What color is #454A67?

#454A67 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454A67?

The RGB value is 69, 74, 103: 69 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454A67?

The complementary color is #676245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454A67 color

#454A67 rgb(69, 74, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454A67 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29% green and 40.4% blue (69, 74, 103).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#454A67 color codes

HEX	`#454A67`
RGB	`rgb(69, 74, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, 5.58, -17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 18.4, 287.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.351, 7.142, 13.821)`
Decimal	`4541031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454A67, 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 #454A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #454A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454a67; }
.text { color: #454a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 74 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454a67, #514567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #454A67?: #454A67 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454A67?: The RGB value is 69, 74, 103: 69 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454A67?: The complementary color is #676245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.