#455D8A#455D8A
#455D8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.079 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #455D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 93, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 33%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 50%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.46, 4.28, -27.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.46, 28.10, 278.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.94% -0.0105 -0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.94% 0.079 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9545, 10.9282, 25.5719) |
| Luminance | 0.1093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.67
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.33
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.53
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.64
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.35
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#455D8A #8A7245
analogous
#457F8A #455D8A #4F458A
triadic
#455D8A #8A455D #5D8A45
tetradic
#455D8A #8A457F #8A7245 #458A4F
square
#455D8A #8A457F #8A7245 #458A4F
split-complementary
#455D8A #8A4F45 #7F8A45
monochromatic
#1C2638 #314261 #455D8A #5E7AAE #879CC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.59
#455D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#455D8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #455D8A
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##455D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##455D8A | 1.00 | 6.59 | 3.19 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C608C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28676D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #455d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 93, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.079 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8aac',
500: '#455d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #455d8a; $custom-light: #7d8aac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#455d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 93,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.13,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47938,
"c": 0.07872,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.10929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#455D8A
secondary
#AE9D7D
accent
#A45EC9
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0B10
muted
#7C7C7F