#455EB2#455EB2

#455EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.136 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455EB2
RGB	rgb(69, 94, 178)
HSL	hsl(226, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(226, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 17.21, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 50.65, 289.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% -0.0031 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.136 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4901, 12.4838, 43.7569)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455EB2 #B29945

analogous

#4594B2 #455EB2 #6245B2

triadic

#455EB2 #B2455E #5EB245

tetradic

#455EB2 #B24594 #B29945 #45B262

square

#455EB2 #B24594 #B29945 #45B262

split-complementary

#455EB2 #B26245 #94B245

monochromatic

#232F5A #344786 #455EB2 #6E82C7 #9AA8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#455EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#455EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455EB2

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455EB2	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3568B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 94, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.136 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc9',
    500: '#455eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455eb2;
$custom-light: #838bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.239,
    "s": 44.13,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50602,
    "c": 0.1361,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455EB2

secondary

#C4B88F

accent

#B754D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #455EB2

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

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