#456AB3#456AB3

#456AB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.123 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AB3
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 179)
HSL	hsl(220, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 9.95, -42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 43.90, 283.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% -0.0157 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.123 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7421, 14.8266, 44.6713)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AB3 #B38E45

analogous

#45A1B3 #456AB3 #5745B3

triadic

#456AB3 #B3456A #6AB345

tetradic

#456AB3 #B345A1 #B38E45 #45B357

square

#456AB3 #B345A1 #B38E45 #45B357

split-complementary

#456AB3 #B35745 #A1B345

monochromatic

#23365B #345087 #456AB3 #6E8CC7 #9AAFD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#456AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#456AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AB3

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AB3	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A71B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B67B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.123 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294ca',
    500: '#456ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ab3;
$custom-light: #8294ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.818,
    "s": 44.355,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53248,
    "c": 0.1226,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AB3

secondary

#C4B38F

accent

#A954D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AB3

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

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