#453EA5#453EA5

#453EA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.160 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453EA5
RGB	rgb(69, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(244, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(244, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 33.25, -54.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 64.10, 301.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% 0.029 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.16 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.9663, 7.4263, 36.4456)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453EA5 #9EA53E

analogous

#3E6AA5 #453EA5 #793EA5

triadic

#453EA5 #A5453E #3EA545

tetradic

#453EA5 #A53E6A #9EA53E #3EA579

square

#453EA5 #A53E6A #9EA53E #3EA579

split-complementary

#453EA5 #A5793E #6AA53E

monochromatic

#201D4C #322D79 #453EA5 #655EC2 #8F8AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#453EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#453EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453EA5

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453EA5	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.160 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8274c0',
    500: '#453ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453ea5;
$custom-light: #8274c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.078,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43408,
    "c": 0.16011,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453EA5

secondary

#BABE81

accent

#D553CC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #453EA5

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

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