What color is #455476?

#455476 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455476?

The RGB value is 69, 84, 118: 69 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455476?

The complementary color is #766745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455476 color

#455476 rgb(69, 84, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455476 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.9% green and 46.3% blue (69, 84, 118).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#455476 color codes

HEX	`#455476`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, 3.65, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 21.52, 279.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.894, 8.913, 18.388)`
Decimal	`4543606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455476, 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 #455476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #455476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455476; }
.text { color: #455476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455476, #4e4576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #455476?: #455476 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455476?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 118: 69 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455476?: The complementary color is #766745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.