#456B99#456B99

#456B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.085 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456B99
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(213, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 0.50, -29.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 29.12, 270.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% -0.0236 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.085 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4597, 14.0794, 32.1391)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456B99 #997345

analogous

#459599 #456B99 #494599

triadic

#456B99 #99456B #6B9945

tetradic

#456B99 #994595 #997345 #459949

square

#456B99 #994595 #997345 #459949

split-complementary

#456B99 #994945 #959945

monochromatic

#1F3045 #324E6F #456B99 #638AB9 #8DA9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#456B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#456B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456B99

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456B99	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.085 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f95b7',
    500: '#456b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456b99;
$custom-light: #7f95b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.857,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51993,
    "c": 0.08516,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456B99

secondary

#B79F83

accent

#995ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456B99

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

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