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#4454CA Color

#4454CA is rgb(68, 84, 202) in RGB, hsl(233, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 58%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New Car (#214FC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4454CA
HEX#4454CA
RGBrgb(68, 84, 202)
HSLhsl(233, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(233, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 58%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.182 272.2)
LABlab(39.95% 24.01 -64.62)
LCHlch(39.95% 68.94 290.38)

What #4454CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4454CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New Car#214FC6ΔE 5.51Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 6.81Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 7.58Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 7.76Absolute Zero#0048BAΔE 8.56Violet-blue#324AB2ΔE 8.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4454CA Channel Values

How #4454CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 84 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.24:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4454CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4454CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4454CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4454CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4454CA
Complementary
#CABB44
Analogous
#4497CA
Analogous
#7744CA
Triadic
#CA4454
Triadic
#54CA44
Split comp.
#CA7744
Split comp.
#97CA44

Tints & Shades of #4454CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C6AD1
#7883D9
#9099E0
#ABB2E7
#C3C8EE
#DFE2F6

Shades

#3443B7
#2C399B
#242F7F
#1C2463
#141A48
#0C102C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4454CA.

How #4454CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4454CA
Protanopia#5252CA
Protanomaly#4C53CA
Deuteranopia#4F4FCA
Deuteranomaly#4B51CA
Tritanopia#006D6D
Tritanomaly#26649B
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #4454CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4454ca: #4454CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4454CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4454ca': '#4454CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.329, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_4454ca">#4454CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4454CA"

More Blue Colors

#4454CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4454CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4454CA?

#4454CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 84, 202) in RGB and hsl(233, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New Car (#214FC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #4454CA?

#4454CA is rgb(68, 84, 202) — red 68, green 84, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4454CA?

#4454CA converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 58%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4454CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4454CA scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4454CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4454CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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