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#455cb8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#455cb8 is rgb(69, 92, 184) in RGB and oklch(50.601% 0.14721 269.9) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.6%
0.147
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #455cb8

#455cb8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #455cb8 mixed with white

  1. 455cb8
  2. 556dc0
  3. 667dc8
  4. 788dd0
  5. 8a9dd7
  6. 9cadde
  7. afbde5
  8. c3ceec
  9. d7def3
  10. ebeef9

Darker: #455cb8 mixed with black

  1. 455cb8
  2. 3b4fa0
  3. 314288
  4. 273671
  5. 1e2a5b
  6. 151f45
  7. 0c1431
  8. 050a1e
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #455cb8 with less saturation

  1. 455cb8
  2. 485eb0
  3. 4b5fa8
  4. 4e61a0
  5. 516298
  6. 54638f
  7. 586487
  8. 5b647f
  9. 5e6476
  10. 61656e

Questions about #455cb8

What color is #455cb8?

#455cb8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(69, 92, 184), in HSL hsl(228, 45.45%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.601% 0.14721 269.9).

What colors go well with #455cb8?

The complementary color of #455cb8 is #806000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006cad and #734cab. The triadic partners are #a93b2d and #007b32.

Is white or black text more readable on #455cb8?

White text reads better on #455cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #455cb8 a warm or cool color?

#455cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.147.