#453BA5#453BA5

#453BA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.164 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453BA5
RGB	rgb(69, 59, 165)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 64.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.05, 35.10, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.05, 66.05, 302.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.0319 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.164 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8076, 7.1090, 36.3927)
Luminance	0.0711 (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

#453BA5 #9BA53B

analogous

#3B66A5 #453BA5 #7A3BA5

triadic

#453BA5 #A5453B #3BA545

tetradic

#453BA5 #A53B66 #9BA53B #3BA57A

square

#453BA5 #A53B66 #9BA53B #3BA57A

split-complementary

#453BA5 #A57A3B #66A53B

monochromatic

#1F1B4B #322B78 #453BA5 #6359C4 #8E86D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#453BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#453BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453BA5

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453BA5	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D556A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 59, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.164 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8271c1',
    500: '#453ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453ba5;
$custom-light: #8271c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.66,
    "s": 47.321,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42893,
    "c": 0.16398,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453BA5

secondary

#B8BE7E

accent

#D751CA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #453BA5

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

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