#456A99#456A99

#456A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.086 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456A99
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 1.11, -29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 29.61, 272.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% -0.0223 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.086 255)
XYZ	xyz(13.3560, 13.8721, 32.1046)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456A99 #997445

analogous

#459499 #456A99 #4A4599

triadic

#456A99 #99456A #6A9945

tetradic

#456A99 #994594 #997445 #45994A

square

#456A99 #994594 #997445 #45994A

split-complementary

#456A99 #994A45 #949945

monochromatic

#1F3045 #324D6F #456A99 #6388B9 #8DA8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#456A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#456A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456A99

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456A99	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.086 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f94b7',
    500: '#456a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456a99;
$custom-light: #7f94b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.571,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5176,
    "c": 0.08614,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.13873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456A99

secondary

#B7A083

accent

#9B5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456A99

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

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