What color is #454E6F?

#454E6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454E6F?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 111: 69 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E6F?

The complementary color is #6F6645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E6F color

#454E6F rgb(69, 78, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454E6F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 43.5% blue (69, 78, 111).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#454E6F color codes

HEX	`#454E6F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, 5.36, -20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 20.85, 284.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.047, 7.861, 16.129)`
Decimal	`4542063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E6F, 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 #454E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #454E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e6f; }
.text { color: #454e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e6f, #51456f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #454E6F?: #454E6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454E6F?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 111: 69 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E6F?: The complementary color is #6F6645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.