#456AA4#456AA4

#456AA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.101 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AA4
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 164)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 4.80, -35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 35.56, 277.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% -0.0192 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.101 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3068, 14.2524, 37.1118)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AA4 #A47F45

analogous

#4599A4 #456AA4 #4F45A4

triadic

#456AA4 #A4456A #6AA445

tetradic

#456AA4 #A44599 #A47F45 #45A44F

square

#456AA4 #A44599 #A47F45 #45A44F

split-complementary

#456AA4 #A44F45 #99A445

monochromatic

#21324E #334E79 #456AA4 #6789BF #92ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#456AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#456AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AA4

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AA4	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4665A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.101 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8094bf',
    500: '#456aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aa4;
$custom-light: #8094bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.632,
    "s": 40.773,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52363,
    "c": 0.10145,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AA4

secondary

#BDA888

accent

#A157D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AA4

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

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