#456BBE#456BBE

#456BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.137 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BBE
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 13.16, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 49.48, 285.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% -0.0145 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.137 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0030, 15.4967, 50.8003)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BBE #BE9845

analogous

#45A7BE #456BBE #5B45BE

triadic

#456BBE #BE456B #6BBE45

tetradic

#456BBE #BE45A7 #BE9845 #45BE5B

square

#456BBE #BE45A7 #BE9845 #45BE5B

split-complementary

#456BBE #BE5B45 #A7BE45

monochromatic

#233865 #335193 #456BBE #728FCE #A0B3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#456BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#456BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BBE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BBE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3169BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.137 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494d2',
    500: '#456bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bbe;
$custom-light: #8494d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.157,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54155,
    "c": 0.13685,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BBE

secondary

#CAB995

accent

#AD50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BBE

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

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