#457acd

Color #457acd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#457acd

RGB

rgb(69, 122, 205)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 57.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 66.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.3%, 40.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(51.37, 9.12, -48.22)

LCH

lch(51.37, 49.07, 280.71)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.14, 259.04)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 27.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9845

Analogous

#45becd

#457acd

#5445cd

Triadic

#457acd

#cd457a

#7acd45

Split-complementary

#457acd

#cd5445

#becd45

Tetradic

#457acd

#9845cd

#cd9845

#7acd45

Square

#457acd

#cd45be

#cd9845

#45cd54

Shades

Color #457acd mixed toward black.

#3064b4

#275090

#1d3c6c

#132848

#0a1424

Tints

Color #457acd mixed toward white.

#6490d5

#83a6de

#a2bce6

#c1d3ee

#e0e9f7

Tones

Color #457acd mixed toward gray.

#507cc2

#5c7fb6

#6781ab

#7284a0

#7e8694

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6061bd · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#5d59b9 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#49afac · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #457acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#457acd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#457acd (#457acd) is rgb(69, 122, 205) in RGB.

No, #457acd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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