What color is #455775?

#455775 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455775?

The RGB value is 69, 87, 117: 69 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455775?

The complementary color is #756345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455775 color

#455775 rgb(69, 87, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455775 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.1% green and 45.9% blue (69, 87, 117).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#455775 color codes

HEX	`#455775`
RGB	`rgb(69, 87, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 1.44, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 19.31, 274.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.072, 9.365, 18.156)`
Decimal	`4544373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455775, 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 #455775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #455775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455775; }
.text { color: #455775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 87 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455775, #4b4575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455775?: #455775 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455775?: The RGB value is 69, 87, 117: 69 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455775?: The complementary color is #756345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.