#453CB3#453CB3

#453CB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.181 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CB3
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.46, 39.07, -62.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.46, 73.30, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% 0.0295 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.181 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2042, 7.7507, 43.4920)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453CB3 #AAB33C

analogous

#3C6FB3 #453CB3 #813CB3

triadic

#453CB3 #B3453C #3CB345

tetradic

#453CB3 #B33C6F #AAB33C #3CB381

square

#453CB3 #B33C6F #AAB33C #3CB381

split-complementary

#453CB3 #B3813C #6FB33C

monochromatic

#221D57 #332D85 #453CB3 #6A62CA #9590DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#453CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#453CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CB3

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CB3	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.181 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573cb',
    500: '#453cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453cb3;
$custom-light: #8573cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.538,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44279,
    "c": 0.18109,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CB3

secondary

#C0C586

accent

#D94ECF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CB3

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

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