#455C72#455C72

#455C72 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.046 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455C72
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 114)
HSL	hsl(209, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 39%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, -2.56, -15.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 15.46, 260.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.0173 -0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.046 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3177, 10.1339, 17.3814)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455C72 #725B45

analogous

#457271 #455C72 #454572

triadic

#455C72 #72455C #5C7245

tetradic

#455C72 #714572 #725B45 #457245

square

#455C72 #714572 #725B45 #457245

split-complementary

#455C72 #724545 #727145

monochromatic

#171E26 #2E3D4C #455C72 #5C7B98 #8099B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#455C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#455C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455C72

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455C72	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)

#535C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.046 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8a9a',
    500: '#455c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455c72;
$custom-light: #7a8a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.333,
    "s": 24.59,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46505,
    "c": 0.04552,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455C72

secondary

#9E8975

accent

#9367C1

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090B0E

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #455C72

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

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