#456497#456497

#456497 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.090 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456497
RGB	rgb(69, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(217, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(217, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 4.16, -31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 31.61, 277.57°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0156 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.09 260)
XYZ	xyz(12.5954, 12.6130, 31.0430)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456497 #977845

analogous

#458D97 #456497 #4F4597

triadic

#456497 #974564 #649745

tetradic

#456497 #97458D #977845 #45974F

square

#456497 #97458D #977845 #45974F

split-complementary

#456497 #974F45 #8D9745

monochromatic

#1F2C43 #32486D #456497 #6282B7 #8CA4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#456497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#456497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456497

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456497	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.090 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e8fb6',
    500: '#456497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456497;
$custom-light: #7e8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.317,
    "s": 37.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50264,
    "c": 0.08967,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.12614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456497

secondary

#B6A282

accent

#A25BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456497

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

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