#456599#456599

#456599 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.091 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456599
RGB	rgb(69, 101, 153)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 34%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 4.21, -31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 32.18, 277.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% -0.0163 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.091 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8557, 12.8715, 31.9378)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456599 #997945

analogous

#458F99 #456599 #4F4599

triadic

#456599 #994565 #659945

tetradic

#456599 #99458F #997945 #45994F

square

#456599 #99458F #997945 #45994F

split-complementary

#456599 #994F45 #8F9945

monochromatic

#1F2D45 #32496F #456599 #6383B9 #8DA5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#456599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#456599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456599

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456599	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50699B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#167078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 101, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.091 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f90b7',
    500: '#456599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456599;
$custom-light: #7f90b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50604,
    "c": 0.09142,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456599

secondary

#B7A383

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456599

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

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