#455A9D#455A9D

#455A9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.111 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455A9D
RGB	rgb(69, 90, 157)
HSL	hsl(226, 39%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 12.53, -38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 40.95, 287.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% -0.0021 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.111 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1942, 11.0110, 33.3745)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455A9D #9D8845

analogous

#45869D #455A9D #5C459D

triadic

#455A9D #9D455A #5A9D45

tetradic

#455A9D #9D4586 #9D8845 #459D5C

square

#455A9D #9D4586 #9D8845 #459D5C

split-complementary

#455A9D #9D5C45 #869D45

monochromatic

#202948 #324272 #455A9D #6479BB #8F9ECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#455A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#455A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455A9D

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455A9D	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 90, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.111 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f88ba',
    500: '#455a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455a9d;
$custom-light: #7f88ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.682,
    "s": 38.938,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48377,
    "c": 0.11076,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455A9D

secondary

#B9AD85

accent

#B359CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #455A9D

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

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