#456BA3#456BA3

#456BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.099 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BA3
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 163)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 3.84, -34.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 34.48, 276.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% -0.0207 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.099 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3205, 14.4238, 36.6726)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BA3 #A37D45

analogous

#459AA3 #456BA3 #4E45A3

triadic

#456BA3 #A3456B #6BA345

tetradic

#456BA3 #A3459A #A37D45 #45A34E

square

#456BA3 #A3459A #A37D45 #45A34E

split-complementary

#456BA3 #A34E45 #9AA345

monochromatic

#21334D #334F78 #456BA3 #678ABF #92ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#456BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#456BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BA3

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BA3	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4866A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.099 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095be',
    500: '#456ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ba3;
$custom-light: #8095be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.745,
    "s": 40.517,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52535,
    "c": 0.09896,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BA3

secondary

#BCA787

accent

#9F57D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BA3

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

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