#456BA2#456BA2

#456BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.098 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BA2
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(215, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(215, 57%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 3.50, -33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 33.94, 275.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% -0.0209 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.098 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2313, 14.3881, 36.2026)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BA2 #A27C45

analogous

#4599A2 #456BA2 #4D45A2

triadic

#456BA2 #A2456B #6BA245

tetradic

#456BA2 #A24599 #A27C45 #45A24D

square

#456BA2 #A24599 #A27C45 #45A24D

split-complementary

#456BA2 #A24D45 #99A245

monochromatic

#20324C #334F77 #456BA2 #668ABE #91ABD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#456BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#456BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BA2

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BA2	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4966A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.098 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095be',
    500: '#456ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ba2;
$custom-light: #8095be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.484,
    "s": 40.26,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52479,
    "c": 0.09756,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BA2

secondary

#BCA687

accent

#9F58D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BA2

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

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