#453D8D#453D8D
#453D8D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.128 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #453D8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 61, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 40%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 57%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 56.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.70, 26.00, -43.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.70, 50.71, 300.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.32% 0.0306 -0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.32% 0.128 283.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9293, 6.5253, 25.9832) |
| Luminance | 0.0653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 0.80
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 1.80
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.47
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.70
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.85
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#453D8D #858D3D
analogous
#3D5D8D #453D8D #6D3D8D
triadic
#453D8D #8D453D #3D8D45
tetradic
#453D8D #8D3D5D #858D3D #3D8D6D
square
#453D8D #8D3D5D #858D3D #3D8D6D
split-complementary
#453D8D #8D6D3D #5D8D3D
monochromatic
#1B1838 #302B62 #453D8D #5D53B4 #857DC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.11
#453D8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#453D8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #453D8D
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##453D8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##453D8D | 1.00 | 9.11 | 2.31 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0C4B90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#04468B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A4F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #453d8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 61, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.128 283.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e72af',
500: '#453d8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #453d8d; $custom-light: #7e72af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#453d8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 61,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246,
"s": 39.604,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41318,
"c": 0.12804,
"h": 283.8
},
"luminance": 0.06526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#453D8D
secondary
#ABB175
accent
#CF58C4
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFECF4
border
#CAC7CE
text
#0A0810
muted
#7C7B7F