#45556C Color

#45556C is rgb(69, 85, 108) in RGB, hsl(215, 22%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45556C

HEX#45556C

RGBrgb(69, 85, 108)

HSLhsl(215, 22%, 35%)

HSVhsv(215, 36%, 42%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.043 257.4)

LABlab(35.49% -1.71 -15.44)

LCHlch(35.49% 15.53 263.67)

What #45556C 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 #45556C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Police Blue#374F6BΔE 5.06 Independence#4C516DΔE 5.3 Black Coral#54626FΔE 8.21 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.81 Charcoal#36454FΔE 10.57 Cadet#536872ΔE 10.98

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#45556C Channel Values

How #45556C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 69 · G 85 · B 108	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 215° · S 22% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 215° · S 36% · V 42%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 58%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.58:1 vs white · 2.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45556C 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 text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #45556C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45556C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #45556C

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.

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How #45556C 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#45556C

Protanopia#53536C

Protanomaly#4D546C

Deuteranopia#50506C

Deuteranomaly#4C526C

Tritanopia#405858

Tritanomaly#425761

Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #45556C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-45556c: #45556C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45556C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45556c': '#45556C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.333, blue: 0.424)

Android XML<color name="color_45556c">#45556C</color>

SVG fillfill="#45556C"

More Blue Colors

#45556C sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

456fa5 446ccf 45b1e8 436b95 46525d 434c56 4682b4 4334a8 4747ff 432dd7 483d8b 417dc1 5b92e5 71a6d2 8ba8b7 a7b9f1 c5d4e7 e6e6fa 000070 0038a8 052f4a 1447e6 21314a 312c85

#45556C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45556C?

#45556C is a dark blue — rgb(69, 85, 108) in RGB and hsl(215, 22%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #45556C?

#45556C is rgb(69, 85, 108) — red 69, green 85, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45556C?

#45556C converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45556C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #45556C scores 7.58:1 against white and 2.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45556C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45556C 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.2, which is visibly different.

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