#455C97#455C97

#455C97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.099 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455C97
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 151)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(223, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 9.21, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 36.21, 284.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% -0.0058 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.099 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8654, 11.1530, 30.7996)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455C97 #978045

analogous

#458597 #455C97 #574597

triadic

#455C97 #97455C #5C9745

tetradic

#455C97 #974585 #978045 #459757

square

#455C97 #974585 #978045 #459757

split-complementary

#455C97 #975745 #859745

monochromatic

#1F2943 #32426D #455C97 #627AB7 #8C9DCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#455C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#455C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455C97

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455C97	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.099 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e89b6',
    500: '#455c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455c97;
$custom-light: #7e89b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.171,
    "s": 37.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48451,
    "c": 0.09927,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455C97

secondary

#B6A782

accent

#AD5BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455C97

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

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