#454459
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #454459
#454459 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 27% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.9), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #585944 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.44:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #454459?
#454459 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 27% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #454459?
Use white text. White on #454459 has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #454459?
Its complementary colour is #585944, and analogous partners are #444E59 and #504459.