#454BCC
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49% 0.196 274.5), rgb(69, 75, 204).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.70:1).
About this color
#454BCC is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 274°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.13:1 |
| White text | 6.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #454BCC |
| RGB | rgb(69, 75, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 57%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.196 274.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #454BCC | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc -87.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #454BCC | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #454BCC text on white | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc 82.5 | Fine for body text |
| #454BCC text on black | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 274.7)
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Step 200
200
#CED7FD
oklch(88.4% 0.053 274.8)
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Step 300
300
#AEBCFE
oklch(80.8% 0.095 274.8)
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Step 400
400
#8597FE
oklch(70.7% 0.151 274.4)
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Step 500
500
#6A79FC
oklch(63.2% 0.193 274.5)
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Step 600
600
#545DEB
oklch(55.6% 0.211 274.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#454BCC
oklch(49% 0.196 274.5)
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Step 800
800
#393FA5
oklch(42.7% 0.161 274.7)
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Step 900
900
#303783
oklch(37.7% 0.126 274.6)
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Step 950
950
#1C214D
oklch(27.1% 0.08 274.8)
#454BCC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0062D0 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056CA | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006C84 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #454BCC
#454BCC
oklch(49% 0.196 274.5)
- #735F00
#735F00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 94.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #454BCC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #454BCC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.036
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.037
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.039
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.047
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.048
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.064
Use #454BCC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.