#455E8F#455E8F

#455E8F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.085 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E8F
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 52%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 5.28, -29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 30.41, 280.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% -0.0104 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.085 263)
XYZ	xyz(11.4132, 11.2530, 27.5519)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E8F #8F7645

analogous

#45838F #455E8F #51458F

triadic

#455E8F #8F455E #5E8F45

tetradic

#455E8F #8F4583 #8F7645 #458F51

square

#455E8F #8F4583 #8F7645 #458F51

split-complementary

#455E8F #8F5145 #838F45

monochromatic

#1D283C #314366 #455E8F #5F7BB2 #899DC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#455E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#455E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E8F

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E8F	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435B8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.085 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8bb0',
    500: '#455e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e8f;
$custom-light: #7d8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.73,
    "s": 34.906,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48443,
    "c": 0.08493,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.11254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E8F

secondary

#B1A07F

accent

#A65DCB

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E8F

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

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