#456AB9#456AB9

#456AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.131 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456AB9
RGB	rgb(69, 106, 185)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 12.04, -45.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 47.27, 284.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% -0.0144 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.131 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3622, 15.0746, 47.9370)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456AB9 #B99445

analogous

#45A4B9 #456AB9 #5A45B9

triadic

#456AB9 #B9456A #6AB945

tetradic

#456AB9 #B945A4 #B99445 #45B95A

square

#456AB9 #B945A4 #B99445 #45B95A

split-complementary

#456AB9 #B95A45 #A4B945

monochromatic

#243760 #34508C #456AB9 #718DCA #9EB1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#456AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#456AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456AB9

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456AB9	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4672BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3567B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 106, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.131 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394ce',
    500: '#456ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ab9;
$custom-light: #8394ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.862,
    "s": 45.669,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53621,
    "c": 0.13106,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456AB9

secondary

#C7B693

accent

#AC52D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456AB9

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

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