#456AAE#456AAE

#456AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.116 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AAE
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 8.22, -40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 41.10, 281.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% -0.0168 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.116 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2456, 14.6280, 42.0563)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AAE #AE8945

analogous

#459FAE #456AAE #5445AE

triadic

#456AAE #AE456A #6AAE45

tetradic

#456AAE #AE459F #AE8945 #45AE54

square

#456AAE #AE459F #AE8945 #45AE54

split-complementary

#456AAE #AE5445 #9FAE45

monochromatic

#223556 #344F82 #456AAE #6C8BC5 #97ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#456AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#456AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AAE

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AAE	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.116 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294c6',
    500: '#456aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456aae;
$custom-light: #8294c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.857,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52945,
    "c": 0.11555,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AAE

secondary

#C2AF8D

accent

#A755D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AAE

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

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