#456AA6#456AA6

#456AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.104 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AA6
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 5.48, -36.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 36.66, 278.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% -0.0187 -0.1026)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.104 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4888, 14.3252, 38.0705)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AA6 #A68145

analogous

#459AA6 #456AA6 #5045A6

triadic

#456AA6 #A6456A #6AA645

tetradic

#456AA6 #A6459A #A68145 #45A650

square

#456AA6 #A6459A #A68145 #45A650

split-complementary

#456AA6 #A65045 #9AA645

monochromatic

#213350 #334E7B #456AA6 #688AC0 #93ABD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#456AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#456AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AA6

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AA6	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4566A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.104 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8094c1',
    500: '#456aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aa6;
$custom-light: #8094c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.113,
    "s": 41.277,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52477,
    "c": 0.10426,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AA6

secondary

#BEAA89

accent

#A257D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AA6

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

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