What color is #455A7F?

#455A7F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455A7F?

The RGB value is 69, 90, 127: 69 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455A7F?

The complementary color is #7F6A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455A7F color

#455A7F rgb(69, 90, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455A7F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.3% green and 49.8% blue (69, 90, 127).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#455A7F color codes

HEX	`#455A7F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 90, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 29%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.04, 2.65, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.04, 23.45, 276.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.94, 10.109, 21.502)`
Decimal	`4545151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455A7F, 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 #455A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #455A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455a7f; }
.text { color: #455a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 90 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455a7f, #4d457f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #455A7F?: #455A7F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455A7F?: The RGB value is 69, 90, 127: 69 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455A7F?: The complementary color is #7F6A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.