#455CBE#455CBE

#455CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.156 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455CBE
RGB	rgb(69, 92, 190)
HSL	hsl(229, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 22.69, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 58.83, 292.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.0003 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.156 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5725, 12.6358, 50.3235)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455CBE #BEA745

analogous

#4598BE #455CBE #6A45BE

triadic

#455CBE #BE455C #5CBE45

tetradic

#455CBE #BE4598 #BEA745 #45BE6A

square

#455CBE #BE4598 #BEA745 #45BE6A

split-complementary

#455CBE #BE6A45 #98BE45

monochromatic

#233065 #334593 #455CBE #7284CE #A0ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#455CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#455CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455CBE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455CBE	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 92, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.156 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589d2',
    500: '#455cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455cbe;
$custom-light: #8589d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.595,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51029,
    "c": 0.15562,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455CBE

secondary

#CAC095

accent

#BE50D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #455CBE

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

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