#455B99#455B99

#455B99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.104 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455B99
RGB	rgb(69, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.66, 10.53, -36.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.66, 37.99, 286.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% -0.0042 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.104 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9432, 11.0464, 31.6336)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#455B99 #998345

analogous

#458599 #455B99 #594599

triadic

#455B99 #99455B #5B9945

tetradic

#455B99 #994585 #998345 #459959

square

#455B99 #994585 #998345 #459959

split-complementary

#455B99 #995945 #859945

monochromatic

#1F2945 #32426F #455B99 #6379B9 #8D9DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#455B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#455B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455B99

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455B99	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.104 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f89b7',
    500: '#455b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455b99;
$custom-light: #7f89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.286,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48349,
    "c": 0.10352,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455B99

secondary

#B7A983

accent

#AF5ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455B99

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

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