#456BB1#456BB1
#456BB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.119 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #456BB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 107, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 61%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 39.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 8.63, -41.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 42.20, 281.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.35% -0.0172 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.35% 0.119 261.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6450, 14.9536, 43.6483) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 0.72
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.00
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.07
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.80
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.98
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#456BB1 #B18B45
analogous
#45A1B1 #456BB1 #5545B1
triadic
#456BB1 #B1456B #6BB145
tetradic
#456BB1 #B145A1 #B18B45 #45B155
square
#456BB1 #B145A1 #B18B45 #45B155
split-complementary
#456BB1 #B15545 #A1B145
monochromatic
#233659 #345085 #456BB1 #6D8CC6 #99AFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#456BB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#456BB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #456BB1
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##456BB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##456BB1 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D71B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E67B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #456bb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.119 261.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8295c9',
500: '#456bb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #456bb1; $custom-light: #8295c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#456bb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 107,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.889,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53347,
"c": 0.11861,
"h": 261.7
},
"luminance": 0.14955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#456BB1
secondary
#C3B18E
accent
#A754D4
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF1F8
border
#CACBD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82