#455E9D#455E9D

#455E9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.106 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E9D
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 157)
HSL	hsl(223, 39%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 9.97, -37.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 38.49, 285.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% -0.0069 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.106 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5407, 11.7040, 33.4900)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E9D #9D8445

analogous

#458A9D #455E9D #58459D

triadic

#455E9D #9D455E #5E9D45

tetradic

#455E9D #9D458A #9D8445 #459D58

square

#455E9D #9D458A #9D8445 #459D58

split-complementary

#455E9D #9D5845 #8A9D45

monochromatic

#202B48 #324572 #455E9D #647DBB #8FA1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#455E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#455E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E9D

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E9D	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44649F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.106 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8bba',
    500: '#455e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e9d;
$custom-light: #7f8bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.955,
    "s": 38.938,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49256,
    "c": 0.10561,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E9D

secondary

#B9AA85

accent

#AD59CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E9D

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

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