#453DAE#453DAE

#453DAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.173 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453DAE
RGB	rgb(69, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.26, 36.83, -59.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.26, 69.86, 301.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44% 0.0292 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(44% 0.173 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7605, 7.6578, 40.8946)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453DAE #A6AE3D

analogous

#3D6DAE #453DAE #7D3DAE

triadic

#453DAE #AE453D #3DAE45

tetradic

#453DAE #AE3D6D #A6AE3D #3DAE7D

square

#453DAE #AE3D6D #A6AE3D #3DAE7D

split-complementary

#453DAE #AE7D3D #6DAE3D

monochromatic

#211D53 #332D81 #453DAE #6861C8 #938ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#453DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#453DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453DAE

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453DAE	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.173 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8473c7',
    500: '#453dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453dae;
$custom-light: #8473c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.248,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44003,
    "c": 0.17337,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453DAE

secondary

#BEC285

accent

#D850CE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453DAE

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

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