#455FAE#455FAE

#455FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.129 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#455FAE
RGB	rgb(69, 95, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(225, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, 15.18, -45.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 47.71, 288.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% -0.0047 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.129 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1839, 12.5044, 41.7023)
Luminance	0.1251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#455FAE #AE9445

analogous

#4593AE #455FAE #6045AE

triadic

#455FAE #AE455F #5FAE45

tetradic

#455FAE #AE4593 #AE9445 #45AE60

square

#455FAE #AE4593 #AE9445 #45AE60

split-complementary

#455FAE #AE6045 #93AE45

monochromatic

#222F56 #344782 #455FAE #6C82C5 #97A7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#455FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#455FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #455FAE

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##455FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##455FAE	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A68B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #455fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 95, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.129 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828cc7',
    500: '#455fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #455fae;
$custom-light: #828cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#455fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.143,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50547,
    "c": 0.12909,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#455FAE

secondary

#C2B58D

accent

#B455D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0C13

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #455FAE

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

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