#455E99#455E99

#455E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.100 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E99
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(222, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(222, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 8.61, -35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 36.17, 283.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% -0.0078 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.1 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2048, 11.5696, 31.7208)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E99 #998045

analogous

#458899 #455E99 #564599

triadic

#455E99 #99455E #5E9945

tetradic

#455E99 #994588 #998045 #459956

square

#455E99 #994588 #998045 #459956

split-complementary

#455E99 #995645 #889945

monochromatic

#1F2A45 #32446F #455E99 #637CB9 #8DA0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#455E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#455E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E99

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E99	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46649B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.100 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8bb7',
    500: '#455e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e99;
$custom-light: #7f8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49017,
    "c": 0.09971,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E99

secondary

#B7A783

accent

#AB5ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E99

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

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