#455E8A#455E8A

#455E8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.078 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E8A
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(218, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(218, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 3.65, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 27.55, 277.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% -0.0118 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.078 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0429, 11.1049, 25.6014)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E8A #8A7145

analogous

#45808A #455E8A #4E458A

triadic

#455E8A #8A455E #5E8A45

tetradic

#455E8A #8A4580 #8A7145 #458A4E

square

#455E8A #8A4580 #8A7145 #458A4E

split-complementary

#455E8A #8A4E45 #808A45

monochromatic

#1C2638 #314261 #455E8A #5E7BAE #879CC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#455E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#455E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E8A

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E8A	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D618C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.078 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8bac',
    500: '#455e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e8a;
$custom-light: #7d8bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.261,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4817,
    "c": 0.07757,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E8A

secondary

#AE9C7D

accent

#A35EC9

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E8A

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

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