#455CAE#455CAE

#455CAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.133 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455CAE
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 17.10, -46.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 49.60, 290.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0015 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.133 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9188, 11.9744, 41.6140)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455CAE #AE9745

analogous

#4591AE #455CAE #6245AE

triadic

#455CAE #AE455C #5CAE45

tetradic

#455CAE #AE4591 #AE9745 #45AE62

square

#455CAE #AE4591 #AE9745 #45AE62

split-complementary

#455CAE #AE6245 #91AE45

monochromatic

#222E56 #344582 #455CAE #6C7FC5 #97A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#455CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#455CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455CAE

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455CAE	1.00	6.19	3.40	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.133 269.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.857,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49912,
    "c": 0.13296,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455CAE

secondary

#C2B68D

accent

#B755D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #455CAE

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

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