#453CAE#453CAE

#453CAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.175 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CAE
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 37.43, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 70.50, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.84% 0.0301 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(43.84% 0.175 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7077, 7.5521, 40.8769)
Luminance	0.0755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453CAE #A5AE3C

analogous

#3C6CAE #453CAE #7E3CAE

triadic

#453CAE #AE453C #3CAE45

tetradic

#453CAE #AE3C6C #A5AE3C #3CAE7E

square

#453CAE #AE3C6C #A5AE3C #3CAE7E

split-complementary

#453CAE #AE7E3C #6CAE3C

monochromatic

#211D53 #332C80 #453CAE #685FC8 #938DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#453CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#453CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CAE

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CAE	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.175 279.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.737,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43838,
    "c": 0.1746,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CAE

secondary

#BDC283

accent

#D850CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CAE

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

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