#453CBB#453CBB

#453CBB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.191 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453CBB
RGB	rgb(69, 60, 187)
HSL	hsl(244, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 41.67, -65.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 77.72, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.0285 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.191 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0369, 8.0838, 47.8774)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453CBB #B2BB3C

analogous

#3C72BB #453CBB #843CBB

triadic

#453CBB #BB453C #3CBB45

tetradic

#453CBB #BB3C72 #B2BB3C #3CBB84

square

#453CBB #BB3C72 #B2BB3C #3CBB84

split-complementary

#453CBB #BB843C #72BB3C

monochromatic

#231E5E #342D8D #453CBB #6E66CE #9A95DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#453CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#453CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453CBB

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453CBB	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 60, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.191 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673d1',
    500: '#453cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453cbb;
$custom-light: #8673d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.252,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44999,
    "c": 0.19133,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453CBB

secondary

#C4C88B

accent

#DB4DD1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453CBB

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

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