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#045274
#045274 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 32.2% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 93% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #045274.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.52:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.46:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.52:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.46:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #045274 as they’d see it.
#045274 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #045274
What color is #045274?
#045274 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 32.2% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 93% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #045274 in RGB?
#045274 is rgb(4, 82, 116): 4 red, 82 green, and 116 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #045274 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 29, 0, 55). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #045274?
PANTONE 7692 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #045274?
Its complement #6E412E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.