#456AA5#456AA5

#456AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.103 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AA5
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 5.14, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 36.11, 278.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% -0.019 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.103 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3974, 14.2887, 37.5893)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AA5 #A58045

analogous

#459AA5 #456AA5 #5045A5

triadic

#456AA5 #A5456A #6AA545

tetradic

#456AA5 #A5459A #A58045 #45A550

square

#456AA5 #A5459A #A58045 #45A550

split-complementary

#456AA5 #A55045 #9AA545

monochromatic

#21334F #334E7A #456AA5 #688AC0 #93ABD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#456AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#456AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AA5

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AA5	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4565A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.103 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8094c0',
    500: '#456aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aa5;
$custom-light: #8094c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.875,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5242,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AA5

secondary

#BDA988

accent

#A257D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AA5

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

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