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#457DA5 Color

#457DA5 is rgb(69, 125, 165) in RGB, hsl(205, 41%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 24%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#457DA5
HEX#457DA5
RGBrgb(69, 125, 165)
HSLhsl(205, 41%, 46%)
HSVhsv(205, 58%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 24%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.086 241.5)
LABlab(49.87% -9.86 -27.49)
LCHlch(49.87% 29.20 250.27)

What #457DA5 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 #457DA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 5.94Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 8.03Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 8.1Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 8.28Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.88Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 10.08

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

#457DA5 Channel Values

How #457DA5 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 69 · G 125 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 41% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 58% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #457DA5 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #457DA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #457DA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #457DA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#457DA5
Complementary
#A56D45
Analogous
#45A59D
Analogous
#454DA5
Triadic
#A5457D
Triadic
#7DA545
Split comp.
#A5454D
Split comp.
#A59D45

Tints & Shades of #457DA5

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

#568FB8
#73A2C4
#8CB3CF
#A9C6DB
#C2D7E5
#DFEAF1

Shades

#3C6D90
#335D7A
#2A4C65
#213C4F
#182C3A
#0F1B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #457DA5.

How #457DA5 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#457DA5
Protanopia#7676A5
Protanomaly#6679A5
Deuteranopia#6E6EA6
Deuteranomaly#6074A5
Tritanopia#378383
Tritanomaly#3D8192
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #457DA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-457da5: #457DA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #457DA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-457da5': '#457DA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.490, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_457da5">#457DA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#457DA5"

More Blue Colors

#457DA5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#457DA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #457DA5?

#457DA5 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(69, 125, 165) in RGB and hsl(205, 41%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #457DA5?

#457DA5 is rgb(69, 125, 165) — red 69, green 125, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #457DA5?

#457DA5 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 24%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #457DA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #457DA5 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #457DA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #457DA5 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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