#455e81

Color #455e81

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#455e81

RGB

rgb(69, 94, 129)

HSL

hsl(215, 30.3%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 46.5%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(39.34, 0.77, -22.5)

LCH

lch(39.34, 22.51, 271.96)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0645, 256.91)

HWB

hwb(215, 27.1%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#816845

Analogous

#457c81

#455e81

#4a4581

Triadic

#455e81

#81455e

#5e8145

Split-complementary

#455e81

#814a45

#7c8145

Tetradic

#455e81

#684581

#816845

#5e8145

Square

#455e81

#81457c

#816845

#45814a

Shades

Color #455e81 mixed toward black.

#394e6b

#2e3f56

#222f40

#171f2b

#0b1015

Tints

Color #455e81 mixed toward white.

#5777a3

#7792b6

#99adc9

#bbc8db

#dde4ed

Tones

Color #455e81 mixed toward gray.

#4a5f7c

#4f6077

#546072

#59616d

#5e6268

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51517a · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#4f4e78 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#477372 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #455e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#455e81]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#455e81 (#455e81) is rgb(69, 94, 129) in RGB.

No, #455e81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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