#45596C#45596C

#45596C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.040 H 247.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45596C
RGB	rgb(69, 89, 108)
HSL	hsl(209, 22%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 36%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, -2.47, -13.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 13.55, 259.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.51% -0.0153 -0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(45.51% 0.04 247.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7326, 9.4923, 15.5565)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45596C #6C5845

analogous

#456C6C #45596C #45456C

triadic

#45596C #6C4559 #596C45

tetradic

#45596C #6C456C #6C5845 #456C45

square

#45596C #6C456C #6C5845 #456C45

split-complementary

#45596C #6C4545 #6C6C45

monochromatic

#151B21 #2D3A47 #45596C #5D7891 #7E96AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#45596C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#45596C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #45596C

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45596C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##45596C	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52596D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D556C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45596c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 89, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.040 247.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8796',
    500: '#45596c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45596c;
$custom-light: #7a8796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45596c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.231,
    "s": 22.034,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45507,
    "c": 0.03972,
    "h": 247.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45596C

secondary

#998674

accent

#9369BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EDEFF1

border

#C8CACB

text

#090B0D

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #45596C

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

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