#456BBD#456BBD

#456BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.135 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BBD
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 12.81, -47.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 48.92, 285.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0147 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.135 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8941, 15.4532, 50.2267)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BBD #BD9745

analogous

#45A7BD #456BBD #5B45BD

triadic

#456BBD #BD456B #6BBD45

tetradic

#456BBD #BD45A7 #BD9745 #45BD5B

square

#456BBD #BD45A7 #BD9745 #45BD5B

split-complementary

#456BBD #BD5B45 #A7BD45

monochromatic

#243864 #345191 #456BBD #728FCD #9FB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#456BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#456BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BBD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BBD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4573C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.135 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494d1',
    500: '#456bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bbd;
$custom-light: #8494d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54091,
    "c": 0.13545,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BBD

secondary

#CAB994

accent

#AD51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BBD

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

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