#455B79#455B79

#455B79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.056 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455B79
RGB	rgb(69, 91, 121)
HSL	hsl(215, 27%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 43%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 24.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 0.16, -19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 19.57, 270.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% -0.0133 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.056 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6454, 10.1273, 19.5320)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#455B79 #796345

analogous

#457579 #455B79 #494579

triadic

#455B79 #79455B #5B7945

tetradic

#455B79 #794575 #796345 #457949

square

#455B79 #794575 #796345 #457949

split-complementary

#455B79 #794945 #757945

monochromatic

#19202B #2F3E52 #455B79 #5B78A0 #8198B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#455B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#455B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455B79

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455B79	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505C7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#336265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 91, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.056 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b899f',
    500: '#455b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455b79;
$custom-light: #7b899f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.615,
    "s": 27.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46593,
    "c": 0.056,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455B79

secondary

#A39077

accent

#9B64C4

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090B0E

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #455B79

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

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