#456AA8#456AA8

#456AA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.107 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AA8
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 6.16, -37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 37.77, 279.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.0182 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.107 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6737, 14.3992, 39.0442)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AA8 #A88345

analogous

#459CA8 #456AA8 #5245A8

triadic

#456AA8 #A8456A #6AA845

tetradic

#456AA8 #A8459C #A88345 #45A852

square

#456AA8 #A8459C #A88345 #45A852

split-complementary

#456AA8 #A85245 #9CA845

monochromatic

#213351 #334F7D #456AA8 #698AC1 #94ACD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#456AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#456AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AA8

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AA8	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4366A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.107 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8194c2',
    500: '#456aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aa8;
$custom-light: #8194c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.576,
    "s": 41.772,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52592,
    "c": 0.10709,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AA8

secondary

#BFAB8A

accent

#A356D2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AA8

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

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