#445E8A#445E8A
#445E8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.078 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #445E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 94, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 34%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 51%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.7%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.70, 3.39, -27.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.70, 27.62, 277.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.11% -0.0128 -0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.11% 0.078 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9725, 11.0686, 25.5981) |
| Luminance | 0.1107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.79
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.18
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.90
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.22
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.23
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#445E8A #8A7044
analogous
#44818A #445E8A #4D448A
triadic
#445E8A #8A445E #5E8A44
tetradic
#445E8A #8A4481 #8A7044 #448A4D
square
#445E8A #8A4481 #8A7044 #448A4D
split-complementary
#445E8A #8A4D44 #818A44
monochromatic
#1C2638 #304261 #445E8A #5C7BAF #859CC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#445E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#445E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #445E8A
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##445E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##445E8A | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.21 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D618C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#455B89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25686E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #445e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 94, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.078 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c8bac',
500: '#445e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #445e8a; $custom-light: #7c8bac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#445e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 94,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.714,
"s": 33.981,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48106,
"c": 0.07803,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.11069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#445E8A
secondary
#AE9B7C
accent
#A25ECA
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0C10
muted
#7C7D7F