#455E89#455E89

#455E89 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.076 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E89
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(218, 33%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 3.32, -26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 26.99, 277.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% -0.0121 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.076 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.9708, 11.0760, 25.2218)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E89 #897045

analogous

#458089 #455E89 #4E4589

triadic

#455E89 #89455E #5E8945

tetradic

#455E89 #894580 #897045 #45894E

square

#455E89 #894580 #897045 #45894E

split-complementary

#455E89 #894E45 #808945

monochromatic

#1C2638 #314260 #455E89 #5E7BAE #869CC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#455E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#455E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E89

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E89	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E618B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28676D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.076 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8bab',
    500: '#455e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e89;
$custom-light: #7d8bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.941,
    "s": 33.01,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48116,
    "c": 0.0761,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E89

secondary

#AD9B7C

accent

#A25FC9

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E89

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

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