#456AA1#456AA1

#456AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.097 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AA1
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 161)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 3.78, -33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 33.92, 276.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% -0.02 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.097 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0391, 14.1453, 35.7018)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AA1 #A17C45

analogous

#4598A1 #456AA1 #4E45A1

triadic

#456AA1 #A1456A #6AA145

tetradic

#456AA1 #A14598 #A17C45 #45A14E

square

#456AA1 #A14598 #A17C45 #45A14E

split-complementary

#456AA1 #A14E45 #98A145

monochromatic

#20324B #334E76 #456AA1 #6689BD #91AAD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#456AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#456AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AA1

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AA1	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4865A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.097 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8094bd',
    500: '#456aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aa1;
$custom-light: #8094bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.87,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52195,
    "c": 0.09725,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AA1

secondary

#BBA687

accent

#A058D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AA1

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

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