What color is #455880?

#455880 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455880?

The RGB value is 69, 88, 128: 69 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455880?

The complementary color is #806D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455880 color

#455880 rgb(69, 88, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455880 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.5% green and 50.2% blue (69, 88, 128).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#455880 color codes

HEX	`#455880`
RGB	`rgb(69, 88, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 4.23, -24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 25.13, 279.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.839, 9.803, 21.792)`
Decimal	`4544640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455880, 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 #455880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #455880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455880; }
.text { color: #455880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 88 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455880, #4f4580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #455880?: #455880 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455880?: The RGB value is 69, 88, 128: 69 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455880?: The complementary color is #806D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.