#453EB3#453EB3

#453EB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.179 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#453EB3
RGB	rgb(69, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(244, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.91, 37.86, -61.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.91, 72.03, 301.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0279 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.179 279)
XYZ	xyz(12.3110, 7.9642, 43.5276)
Luminance	0.0796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#453EB3 #ACB33E

analogous

#3E71B3 #453EB3 #803EB3

triadic

#453EB3 #B3453E #3EB345

tetradic

#453EB3 #B33E71 #ACB33E #3EB380

square

#453EB3 #B33E71 #ACB33E #3EB380

split-complementary

#453EB3 #B3803E #71B33E

monochromatic

#221F58 #332E86 #453EB3 #6B65CA #9692D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#453EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#453EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #453EB3

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##453EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##453EB3	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #453eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.179 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574cb',
    500: '#453eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #453eb3;
$custom-light: #8574cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#453eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.59,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44605,
    "c": 0.17869,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.07965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#453EB3

secondary

#C1C588

accent

#D850D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #453EB3

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

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