#455E9F#455E9F

#455E9F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.109 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455E9F
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 159)
HSL	hsl(223, 39%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 57%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 40.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 10.65, -38.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 39.65, 285.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% -0.0064 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.109 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7129, 11.7729, 34.3966)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455E9F #9F8645

analogous

#458B9F #455E9F #59459F

triadic

#455E9F #9F455E #5E9F45

tetradic

#455E9F #9F458B #9F8645 #459F59

square

#455E9F #9F458B #9F8645 #459F59

split-complementary

#455E9F #9F5945 #8B9F45

monochromatic

#202C4A #324574 #455E9F #657DBC #90A1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#455E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#455E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455E9F

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455E9F	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4365A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D6C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.109 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808bbc',
    500: '#455e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455e9f;
$custom-light: #808bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.333,
    "s": 39.474,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49378,
    "c": 0.10855,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455E9F

secondary

#BAAC86

accent

#AE58CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #455E9F

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

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