What color is #455A89?

#455A89 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455A89?

The RGB value is 69, 90, 137: 69 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455A89?

The complementary color is #897445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455A89 color

#455A89 rgb(69, 90, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455A89 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.3% green and 53.7% blue (69, 90, 137).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#455A89 color codes

HEX	`#455A89`
RGB	`rgb(69, 90, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.52, 5.85, -28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.52, 29.23, 281.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.624, 10.383, 25.106)`
Decimal	`4545161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455A89, 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 #455A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #455A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455a89; }
.text { color: #455a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 90 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455a89, #524589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #455A89?: #455A89 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455A89?: The RGB value is 69, 90, 137: 69 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455A89?: The complementary color is #897445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.