#455C8E#455C8E

#455C8E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.086 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455C8E
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 142)
HSL	hsl(221, 35%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(221, 51%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 6.22, -30.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 30.98, 281.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% -0.0081 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.086 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1623, 10.8717, 27.0962)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455C8E #8E7745

analogous

#45818E #455C8E #53458E

triadic

#455C8E #8E455C #5C8E45

tetradic

#455C8E #8E4581 #8E7745 #458E53

square

#455C8E #8E4581 #8E7745 #458E53

split-complementary

#455C8E #8E5345 #818E45

monochromatic

#1D273C #314165 #455C8E #5F79B1 #889BC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#455C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#455C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455C8E

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455C8E	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25676E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.086 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d89af',
    500: '#455c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455c8e;
$custom-light: #7d89af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.096,
    "s": 34.597,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47929,
    "c": 0.08586,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455C8E

secondary

#B0A17E

accent

#A85DCB

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #455C8E

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

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