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#455BC0

#455bc0 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#455bc0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 35.69% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.06% cyan, 52.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 229.27°, with 49.4% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #455bc0
  2. #c0aa45

Split complementary

  1. #455bc0
  2. #c06d45
  3. #99c045

Analogous

  1. #4599c0
  2. #455bc0
  3. #6d45c0

Triadic

  1. #455bc0
  2. #c0455b
  3. #5bc045

Tetradic

  1. #455bc0
  2. #aa45c0
  3. #c0aa45
  4. #5bc045

Square

  1. #455bc0
  2. #c04599
  3. #c0aa45
  4. #45c06d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2551
  2. #2f3f8a
  3. #455bc0
  4. #7e8dd3
  5. #b7c0e7

Shades

#455bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #455bc0
  2. #3e52ad
  3. #37499a
  4. #304086
  5. #293773
  6. #232e60
  7. #1c244d
  8. #151b3a
  9. #0e1226
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#455bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #455bc0
  2. #586bc6
  3. #6a7ccd
  4. #7d8cd3
  5. #8f9dd9
  6. #a2ade0
  7. #b5bde6
  8. #c7ceec
  9. #dadef2
  10. #eceff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#455bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #455bc0
  2. #4b5fba
  3. #5162b3
  4. #5766ad
  5. #5d6aa6
  6. #636ea0
  7. #68719a
  8. #6e7593
  9. #74798d
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b69c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3164c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #255dbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #156aa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-455bc0 {
  color: #455bc0;
}
Background
.bg-455bc0 {
  background-color: #455bc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-455bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #455bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #455bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 91 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-455bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #455bc0, #6d45c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-455bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 91 192 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.41 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.72 #baa43f Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#455bc0  rgb(69, 91, 192)  hsl(229, 49%, 51%)  Sapphire
#c0aa45  rgb(192, 170, 69)  hsl(49, 49%, 51%)  Brass
#c0455b  rgb(192, 69, 91)  hsl(349, 49%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5bc045  rgb(91, 192, 69)  hsl(109, 49%, 51%)  Kelly Green