#453CAB#453CAB

#453CAB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.171 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CAB
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 171)
HSL	hsl(245, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(245, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 36.45, -58.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 68.81, 301.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% 0.0304 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.171 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4185, 7.4364, 39.3538)
Luminance	0.0744 (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

#453CAB #A2AB3C

analogous

#3C6AAB #453CAB #7C3CAB

triadic

#453CAB #AB453C #3CAB45

tetradic

#453CAB #AB3C6A #A2AB3C #3CAB7C

square

#453CAB #AB3C6A #A2AB3C #3CAB7C

split-complementary

#453CAB #AB7C3C #6AAB3C

monochromatic

#201C50 #332C7E #453CAB #665EC6 #918BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#453CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#453CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CAB

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CAB	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.171 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8372c5',
    500: '#453cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453cab;
$custom-light: #8372c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.865,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43577,
    "c": 0.17066,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CAB

secondary

#BCC182

accent

#D850CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CAB

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

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