Information about #455B78 color

#455B78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#455B78 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 91, 120) — 27.1% red, 35.7% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #455B78 reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chambray (#475877). Slightly further away sit Hendrix (#4C567C) and Blue Ashes (#3B5F78).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(69, 91, 120)), which gives #455B78 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #455B78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#455B78 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#455B78 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 #455B78

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

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#455B78
  • RGB69, 91, 120
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(69, 91, 120)
  • HSL214°, 27%, 37%
  • HSL Precise214.118°, 26.984%, 37.059%
  • HSV214°, 43%, 47%
  • HSB214°, 43%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.357, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.357, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.357, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID455B78
  • DECIMAL ID4545400
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01