#455DAE#455DAE

#455DAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.132 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455DAE
RGB	rgb(69, 93, 174)
HSL	hsl(226, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(226, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 16.46, -46.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 48.97, 289.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% -0.0026 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.132 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0060, 12.1488, 41.6431)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455DAE #AE9645

analogous

#4591AE #455DAE #6245AE

triadic

#455DAE #AE455D #5DAE45

tetradic

#455DAE #AE4591 #AE9645 #45AE62

square

#455DAE #AE4591 #AE9645 #45AE62

split-complementary

#455DAE #AE6245 #91AE45

monochromatic

#222E56 #344682 #455DAE #6C80C5 #97A6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#455DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#455DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455DAE

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455DAE	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3767B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 93, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.132 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828ac7',
    500: '#455dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455dae;
$custom-light: #828ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.286,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50123,
    "c": 0.13167,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455DAE

secondary

#C2B68D

accent

#B655D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #455DAE

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

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