#455b78

Color #455b78

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#455b78

RGB

rgb(69, 91, 120)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 27%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 42.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(38.03, -0.15, -19.02)

LCH

lch(38.03, 19.02, 269.55)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0545, 255.56)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 27.1%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#786245

Analogous

#457578

#455b78

#494578

Triadic

#455b78

#78455b

#5b7845

Split-complementary

#455b78

#784945

#757845

Tetradic

#455b78

#624578

#786245

#5b7845

Square

#455b78

#784575

#786245

#457849

Shades

Color #455b78 mixed toward black.

#3a4c64

#2e3d50

#232e3c

#171e28

#0c0f14

Tints

Color #455b78 mixed toward white.

#59759a

#7790b1

#99acc4

#bbc8d8

#dde3eb

Tones

Color #455b78 mixed toward gray.

#495c74

#4e5c70

#525d6b

#565d67

#5a5e63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f5072 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#4e4c70 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#466d6b · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 13.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #455b78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#455b78]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#455b78 (#455b78) is rgb(69, 91, 120) in RGB.

No, #455b78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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