Information about #455B6E color

#455B6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#455B6E falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 91, 110) — 27.1% red, 35.7% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 7 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#455B6E is a softly toned sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dalek (#475769). Slightly further away sit Vintage Indigo (#4A556B) and East Bay (#47526E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(69, 91, 110)), which gives #455B6E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #455B6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#455B6E color variations

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#455B6E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #455B6E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

#455B6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#455B6E
  • RGB69, 91, 110
  • CMYK16, 7, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(69, 91, 110)
  • HSL208°, 23%, 35%
  • HSL Precise207.805°, 22.905%, 35.098%
  • HSV208°, 37%, 43%
  • HSB208°, 37%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.357, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.357, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.357, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID455B6E
  • DECIMAL ID4545390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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