#453B9D#453B9D

#453B9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.153 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453B9D
RGB	rgb(69, 59, 157)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 32.49, -52.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 61.46, 301.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% 0.0325 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.153 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1021, 6.8268, 32.6771)
Luminance	0.0683 (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

#453B9D #939D3B

analogous

#3B629D #453B9D #763B9D

triadic

#453B9D #9D453B #3B9D45

tetradic

#453B9D #9D3B62 #939D3B #3B9D76

square

#453B9D #9D3B62 #939D3B #3B9D76

split-complementary

#453B9D #9D763B #629D3B

monochromatic

#1E1A44 #312A71 #453B9D #6156BF #8A82D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#453B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#453B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453B9D

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453B9D	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 59, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.153 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8171bb',
    500: '#453b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453b9d;
$custom-light: #8171bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.122,
    "s": 45.37,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42221,
    "c": 0.15321,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453B9D

secondary

#B3BA7A

accent

#D553C8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFECF6

border

#CAC7D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #453B9D

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

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