#455EA1#455EA1
#455EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.111 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #455EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 94, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 40%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 57%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.97, 11.33, -39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.97, 40.81, 286.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.5% -0.006 -0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.5% 0.111 266.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8878, 11.8428, 35.3181) |
| Luminance | 0.1184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.02
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.89
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.19
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.31
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.87
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#455EA1 #A18845
analogous
#458CA1 #455EA1 #5A45A1
triadic
#455EA1 #A1455E #5EA145
tetradic
#455EA1 #A1458C #A18845 #45A15A
square
#455EA1 #A1458C #A18845 #45A15A
split-complementary
#455EA1 #A15A45 #8CA145
monochromatic
#202C4B #334576 #455EA1 #667EBD #91A2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#455EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#455EA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #455EA1
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##455EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##455EA1 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4265A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#365DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#086D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #455ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.111 266.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#808bbd',
500: '#455ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #455ea1; $custom-light: #808bbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#455ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 94,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.696,
"s": 40,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49501,
"c": 0.11148,
"h": 266.9
},
"luminance": 0.11844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#455EA1
secondary
#BBAD87
accent
#AF58D0
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81