#453EAE#453EAE

#453EAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.172 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453EAE
RGB	rgb(69, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(244, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(244, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 36.21, -58.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 69.22, 301.54°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0283 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.172 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8144, 7.7656, 40.9125)
Luminance	0.0777 (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

#453EAE #A7AE3E

analogous

#3E6FAE #453EAE #7D3EAE

triadic

#453EAE #AE453E #3EAE45

tetradic

#453EAE #AE3E6F #A7AE3E #3EAE7D

square

#453EAE #AE3E6F #A7AE3E #3EAE7D

split-complementary

#453EAE #AE7D3E #6FAE3E

monochromatic

#211E54 #332E81 #453EAE #6862C7 #948FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#453EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#453EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453EAE

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453EAE	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.172 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c7',
    500: '#453eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453eae;
$custom-light: #8474c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.75,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44171,
    "c": 0.17214,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453EAE

secondary

#BEC286

accent

#D751CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453EAE

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

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