#455E98#455E98

#455E98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.098 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E98
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 152)
HSL	hsl(222, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(222, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 8.28, -34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 35.59, 283.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% -0.008 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.098 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1225, 11.5367, 31.2877)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E98 #987F45

analogous

#458798 #455E98 #554598

triadic

#455E98 #98455E #5E9845

tetradic

#455E98 #984587 #987F45 #459855

square

#455E98 #984587 #987F45 #459855

split-complementary

#455E98 #985545 #879845

monochromatic

#1F2A44 #32446E #455E98 #627CB8 #8C9FCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#455E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#455E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E98

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E98	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47639A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.098 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8bb6',
    500: '#455e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e98;
$custom-light: #7f8bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.928,
    "s": 37.557,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48958,
    "c": 0.09824,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E98

secondary

#B6A782

accent

#AB5ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E98

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

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