#453CB2#453CB2

#453CB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.180 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CB2
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, 38.74, -61.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 72.74, 302.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0297 -0.1773)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.18 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1034, 7.7104, 42.9613)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453CB2 #A9B23C

analogous

#3C6EB2 #453CB2 #803CB2

triadic

#453CB2 #B2453C #3CB245

tetradic

#453CB2 #B23C6E #A9B23C #3CB280

square

#453CB2 #B23C6E #A9B23C #3CB280

split-complementary

#453CB2 #B2803C #6EB23C

monochromatic

#221D56 #332D84 #453CB2 #6961CA #958FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#453CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#453CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CB2

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CB2	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.180 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573ca',
    500: '#453cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453cb2;
$custom-light: #8573ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.576,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4419,
    "c": 0.1798,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CB2

secondary

#BFC486

accent

#D94FCF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CB2

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

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