#453BA0#453BA0
#453BA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.157 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #453BA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 59, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 46%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 63%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 63.1%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.65, 33.47, -53.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.65, 63.19, 301.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.47% 0.0323 -0.1539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.47% 0.157 281.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3614, 6.9305, 34.0426) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.68
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.76
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.88
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.54
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.87
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#453BA0 #96A03B
analogous
#3B63A0 #453BA0 #783BA0
triadic
#453BA0 #A0453B #3BA045
tetradic
#453BA0 #A03B63 #96A03B #3BA078
square
#453BA0 #A03B63 #96A03B #3BA078
split-complementary
#453BA0 #A0783B #63A03B
monochromatic
#1E1A47 #322B73 #453BA0 #6257C1 #8C84D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.80
#453BA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#453BA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #453BA0
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##453BA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##453BA0 | 1.00 | 8.80 | 2.39 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#175468
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #453ba0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 59, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.157 281.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8271bd',
500: '#453ba0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #453ba0; $custom-light: #8271bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#453ba0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 59,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.941,
"s": 46.119,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42471,
"c": 0.15727,
"h": 281.8
},
"luminance": 0.06931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#453BA0
secondary
#B5BC7B
accent
#D652C9
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#EFECF7
border
#CAC7D0
text
#0B0812
muted
#7C7B81