#455F8A#455F8A
#455F8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.076 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #455F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 95, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 33%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 50%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 31.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.05, 3.02, -26.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.05, 27.01, 276.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.4% -0.0131 -0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.4% 0.076 260.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1324, 11.2839, 25.6312) |
| Luminance | 0.1129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.85
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.44
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.73
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.35
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.51
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#455F8A #8A7045
analogous
#45818A #455F8A #4D458A
triadic
#455F8A #8A455F #5F8A45
tetradic
#455F8A #8A4581 #8A7045 #458A4D
square
#455F8A #8A4581 #8A7045 #458A4D
split-complementary
#455F8A #8A4D45 #818A45
monochromatic
#1C2738 #314361 #455F8A #5E7CAE #879DC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.45
#455F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#455F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #455F8A
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##455F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##455F8A | 1.00 | 6.45 | 3.26 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F628C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475B89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#27686E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #455f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 95, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.076 260.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8cac',
500: '#455f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #455f8a; $custom-light: #7d8cac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#455f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 95,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.391,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48402,
"c": 0.07644,
"h": 260.1
},
"luminance": 0.11285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#455F8A
secondary
#AE9B7D
accent
#A15EC9
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0C10
muted
#7C7D7F