#453CAC#453CAC

#453CAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.172 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CAC
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 172)
HSL	hsl(245, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(245, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 65.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 36.78, -58.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 69.37, 302.02°)
OKLab	oklab(43.66% 0.0303 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(43.66% 0.172 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5141, 7.4747, 39.8577)
Luminance	0.0747 (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

#453CAC #A3AC3C

analogous

#3C6BAC #453CAC #7D3CAC

triadic

#453CAC #AC453C #3CAC45

tetradic

#453CAC #AC3C6B #A3AC3C #3CAC7D

square

#453CAC #AC3C6B #A3AC3C #3CAC7D

split-complementary

#453CAC #AC7D3C #6BAC3C

monochromatic

#211C51 #332C7F #453CAC #675EC7 #928CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#453CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#453CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CAC

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CAC	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.172 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472c6',
    500: '#453cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453cac;
$custom-light: #8472c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.821,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43664,
    "c": 0.17198,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CAC

secondary

#BCC182

accent

#D850CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CAC

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

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