#455BAE#455BAE

#455BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.134 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455BAE
RGB	rgb(69, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 17.74, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 50.24, 290.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0005 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.134 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8328, 11.8022, 41.5853)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455BAE #AE9845

analogous

#458FAE #455BAE #6445AE

triadic

#455BAE #AE455B #5BAE45

tetradic

#455BAE #AE458F #AE9845 #45AE64

square

#455BAE #AE458F #AE9845 #45AE64

split-complementary

#455BAE #AE6445 #8FAE45

monochromatic

#222D56 #344482 #455BAE #6C7EC5 #97A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#455BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#455BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455BAE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455BAE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.134 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289c7',
    500: '#455bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455bae;
$custom-light: #8289c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.429,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49702,
    "c": 0.13426,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455BAE

secondary

#C2B78D

accent

#B955D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF8

border

#CACAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #455BAE

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

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