What color is #455986?

#455986 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455986?

The RGB value is 69, 89, 134: 69 red, 89 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455986?

The complementary color is #867245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455986?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455986 color

#455986 rgb(69, 89, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455986 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.9% green and 52.5% blue (69, 89, 134).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#455986 color codes

HEX	`#455986`
RGB	`rgb(69, 89, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, 5.51, -27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 28.06, 281.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.328, 10.131, 23.961)`
Decimal	`4544902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455986, 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 #455986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #455986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455986; }
.text { color: #455986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 89 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455986, #524586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #455986?: #455986 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455986?: The RGB value is 69, 89, 134: 69 red, 89 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455986?: The complementary color is #867245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455986?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.