#453BAE#453BAE

#453BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.176 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453BAE
RGB	rgb(69, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.81, 38.04, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.81, 71.13, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% 0.031 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.176 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6558, 7.4483, 40.8596)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453BAE #A4AE3B

analogous

#3B6BAE #453BAE #7E3BAE

triadic

#453BAE #AE453B #3BAE45

tetradic

#453BAE #AE3B6B #A4AE3B #3BAE7E

square

#453BAE #AE3B6B #A4AE3B #3BAE7E

split-complementary

#453BAE #AE7E3B #6BAE3B

monochromatic

#211C53 #332C80 #453BAE #675EC8 #928CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#453BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#453BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453BAE

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453BAE	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.176 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472c7',
    500: '#453bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453bae;
$custom-light: #8472c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.217,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43674,
    "c": 0.17582,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453BAE

secondary

#BDC282

accent

#D94FCD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453BAE

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

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