What color is #455B81?

#455B81 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455B81?

The RGB value is 69, 91, 129: 69 red, 91 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455B81?

The complementary color is #816B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455B81 color

#455B81 rgb(69, 91, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455B81 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.7% green and 50.6% blue (69, 91, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 6.85:1).

#455B81 color codes

HEX	`#455B81`
RGB	`rgb(69, 91, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, 2.65, -23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 24.05, 276.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.156, 10.332, 22.224)`
Decimal	`4545409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455B81, 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 #455B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #455B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455b81; }
.text { color: #455b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 91 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455b81, #4d4581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #455B81?: #455B81 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455B81?: The RGB value is 69, 91, 129: 69 red, 91 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455B81?: The complementary color is #816B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.