#456BAD#456BAD

#456BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.113 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BAD
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(218, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 7.25, -39.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 39.98, 280.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% -0.0181 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.113 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2521, 14.7964, 41.5793)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BAD #AD8745

analogous

#459FAD #456BAD #5345AD

triadic

#456BAD #AD456B #6BAD45

tetradic

#456BAD #AD459F #AD8745 #45AD53

square

#456BAD #AD459F #AD8745 #45AD53

split-complementary

#456BAD #AD5345 #9FAD45

monochromatic

#223555 #345081 #456BAD #6B8CC4 #97AED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#456BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#456BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BAD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BAD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.113 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195c6',
    500: '#456bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bad;
$custom-light: #8195c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.077,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53109,
    "c": 0.11298,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BAD

secondary

#C1AE8C

accent

#A555D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BAD

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

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