#45429B#45429B

#45429B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45429B
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 155)
HSL	hsl(242, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 27.39, -48.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 55.62, 299.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0251 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.141 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.3170, 7.5276, 31.9133)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45429B #989B42

analogous

#426B9B #45429B #71429B

triadic

#45429B #9B4542 #429B45

tetradic

#45429B #9B426B #989B42 #429B71

square

#45429B #9B426B #989B42 #429B71

split-complementary

#45429B #9B7142 #6B9B42

monochromatic

#1F1D45 #323070 #45429B #625FBB #8C8ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#45429B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#45429B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #45429B

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45429B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##45429B	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45429b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8076b9',
    500: '#45429b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45429b;
$custom-light: #8076b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45429b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.022,
    "s": 40.271,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4333,
    "c": 0.14089,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45429B

secondary

#B6B881

accent

#D058CC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #45429B

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

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