#456BA5#456BA5

#456BA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.102 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BA5
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 165)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 4.52, -35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 35.57, 277.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0201 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.102 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5011, 14.4960, 37.6238)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BA5 #A57F45

analogous

#459BA5 #456BA5 #4F45A5

triadic

#456BA5 #A5456B #6BA545

tetradic

#456BA5 #A5459B #A57F45 #45A54F

square

#456BA5 #A5459B #A57F45 #45A54F

split-complementary

#456BA5 #A54F45 #9BA545

monochromatic

#21334F #334F7A #456BA5 #688AC0 #93ACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#456BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#456BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BA5

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BA5	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4766A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.102 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095c0',
    500: '#456ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ba5;
$custom-light: #8095c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.25,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52647,
    "c": 0.10175,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BA5

secondary

#BDA888

accent

#A157D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BA5

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

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