#455E8D#455E8D
#455E8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.082 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #455E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 94, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 34%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 51%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.90, 4.63, -28.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.90, 29.26, 279.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.33% -0.0109 -0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.33% 0.082 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2631, 11.1929, 26.7611) |
| Luminance | 0.1119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.19
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.11
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.30
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.63
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.39
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#455E8D #8D7445
analogous
#45828D #455E8D #50458D
triadic
#455E8D #8D455E #5E8D45
tetradic
#455E8D #8D4582 #8D7445 #458D50
square
#455E8D #8D4582 #8D7445 #458D50
split-complementary
#455E8D #8D5045 #828D45
monochromatic
#1D273B #314364 #455E8D #5F7BB1 #889DC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#455E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#455E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #455E8D
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##455E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##455E8D | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C628F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25686F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #455e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.082 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8bae',
500: '#455e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #455e8d; $custom-light: #7d8bae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#455e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 94,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.167,
"s": 34.286,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48333,
"c": 0.08198,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.11194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#455E8D
secondary
#B09F7E
accent
#A55DCA
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0C10
muted
#7C7D7F