#456BB8#456BB8

#456BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.128 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BB8
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(220, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 63%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 11.06, -44.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 46.11, 283.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0157 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.128 263)
XYZ	xyz(16.3607, 15.2398, 47.4175)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BB8 #B89245

analogous

#45A5B8 #456BB8 #5945B8

triadic

#456BB8 #B8456B #6BB845

tetradic

#456BB8 #B845A5 #B89245 #45B859

square

#456BB8 #B845A5 #B89245 #45B859

split-complementary

#456BB8 #B85945 #A5B845

monochromatic

#24375F #34518B #456BB8 #718ECA #9DB1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#456BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#456BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BB8

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BB8	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4873BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3868B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.128 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394ce',
    500: '#456bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bb8;
$custom-light: #8394ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.174,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53776,
    "c": 0.12845,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.15241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BB8

secondary

#C7B592

accent

#AA53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BB8

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

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