Close to Sapphire Blue
#045690
#045690 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 33.7% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 95% saturation and 29% 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 #045690.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.74:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.67:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.74:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #045690 as they’d see it.
#045690 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #045690
What color is #045690?
#045690 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 33.7% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 95% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #045690 in RGB?
#045690 is rgb(4, 86, 144): 4 red, 86 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #045690 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 40, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #045690?
PANTONE 7462 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #045690?
Its complement #7E4421 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.