#453BA3#453BA3

#453BA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.161 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453BA3
RGB	rgb(69, 59, 163)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 34.45, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 64.91, 302.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.032 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.161 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6270, 7.0368, 35.4415)
Luminance	0.0704 (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

#453BA3 #99A33B

analogous

#3B65A3 #453BA3 #793BA3

triadic

#453BA3 #A3453B #3BA345

tetradic

#453BA3 #A33B65 #99A33B #3BA379

square

#453BA3 #A33B65 #99A33B #3BA379

split-complementary

#453BA3 #A3793B #65A33B

monochromatic

#1F1A49 #322B76 #453BA3 #6358C3 #8D85D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#453BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#453BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453BA3

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453BA3	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#125569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 59, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.161 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8271bf',
    500: '#453ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453ba3;
$custom-light: #8271bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.769,
    "s": 46.847,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42723,
    "c": 0.1613,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453BA3

secondary

#B7BD7D

accent

#D651CA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #453BA3

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

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