#452EB9#452EB9

#452EB9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.204 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#452EB9
RGB	rgb(69, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 48.83, -69.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 84.81, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% 0.0389 -0.2001)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.204 281)
XYZ	xyz(12.1854, 6.7211, 46.5447)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#452EB9 #A2B92E

analogous

#2E5CB9 #452EB9 #8A2EB9

triadic

#452EB9 #B9452E #2EB945

tetradic

#452EB9 #B92E5C #A2B92E #2EB98A

square

#452EB9 #B92E5C #A2B92E #2EB98A

split-complementary

#452EB9 #B98A2E #5CB92E

monochromatic

#201657 #332288 #452EB9 #6651D4 #9182E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#452EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#452EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #452EB9

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##452EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##452EB9	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #452eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.204 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876acf',
    500: '#452eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #452eb9;
$custom-light: #876acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#452eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.928,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42808,
    "c": 0.2038,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.06722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#452EB9

secondary

#BCC97A

accent

#E344C9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #452EB9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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