#455C99#455C99

#455C99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.102 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455C99
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 9.89, -36.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 37.38, 285.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% -0.0054 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.102 267)
XYZ	xyz(12.0292, 11.2185, 31.6623)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455C99 #998245

analogous

#458699 #455C99 #584599

triadic

#455C99 #99455C #5C9945

tetradic

#455C99 #994586 #998245 #459958

square

#455C99 #994586 #998245 #459958

split-complementary

#455C99 #995845 #869945

monochromatic

#1F2945 #32436F #455C99 #637AB9 #8D9ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#455C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#455C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455C99

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455C99	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.102 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f89b7',
    500: '#455c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455c99;
$custom-light: #7f89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.571,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48571,
    "c": 0.10224,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.11219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455C99

secondary

#B7A983

accent

#AE5ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455C99

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

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