#455E9E#455E9E

#455E9E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.107 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E9E
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 158)
HSL	hsl(223, 39%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 40.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 10.31, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 39.07, 285.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% -0.0066 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.107 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6264, 11.7383, 33.9415)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E9E #9E8545

analogous

#458B9E #455E9E #59459E

triadic

#455E9E #9E455E #5E9E45

tetradic

#455E9E #9E458B #9E8545 #459E59

square

#455E9E #9E458B #9E8545 #459E59

split-complementary

#455E9E #9E5945 #8B9E45

monochromatic

#202B49 #324573 #455E9E #657DBC #8FA1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#455E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#455E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E9E

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E9E	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4364A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#106C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.107 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8bbb',
    500: '#455e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e9e;
$custom-light: #7f8bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.146,
    "s": 39.207,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49317,
    "c": 0.10708,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E9E

secondary

#BAAB85

accent

#AE59CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E9E

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

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