Palettes / Colors / #455ABA

#455ABA — Muted Blue

#455ABA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#455ABA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAA545; it also sits naturally between #4595BA and #6A45BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 35% · Blue 73%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #455ABA

.text { color: #455ABA; }
.background { background-color: #455ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #455ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 90, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 46%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #455ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 90, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #455ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 90, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#455ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#455ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #455ABA

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Tones of #455ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAA545:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #455ABA: #FFFFFF.

How #455ABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #455ABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #455AB9  ·  #455ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #455ABA?

#455ABA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 69, 90, 186). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #455ABA?

#455ABA is RGB 69, 90, 186 — HSL 229°, 46%, 50% — CMYK 63%, 52%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #455ABA?

Its complement is #BAA545; analogous partners are #4595BA and #6A45BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #455ABA for text?

White text on #455ABA has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.