What color is #455884?

#455884 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455884?

The RGB value is 69, 88, 132: 69 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455884?

The complementary color is #847145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455884 color

#455884 rgb(69, 88, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455884 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (69, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#455884 color codes

HEX	`#455884`
RGB	`rgb(69, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, 5.5, -26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 27.47, 281.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.107, 9.91, 23.206)`
Decimal	`4544644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455884, 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 #455884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #455884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455884; }
.text { color: #455884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455884, #524584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #455884?: #455884 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455884?: The RGB value is 69, 88, 132: 69 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455884?: The complementary color is #847145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.