#456BC3#456BC3
#456BC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.144 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #456BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 107, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 45.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.60, 14.92, -50.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.60, 52.28, 286.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.48% -0.0137 -0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.48% 0.144 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5588, 15.7191, 53.7279) |
| Luminance | 0.1572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.89
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.72
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.82
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.80
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.19
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#456BC3 #C39D45
analogous
#45AAC3 #456BC3 #5E45C3
triadic
#456BC3 #C3456B #6BC345
tetradic
#456BC3 #C345AA #C39D45 #45C35E
square
#456BC3 #C345AA #C39D45 #45C35E
split-complementary
#456BC3 #C35E45 #AAC345
monochromatic
#23386B #315199 #456BC3 #7390D2 #A2B5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#456BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#456BC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #456BC3
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##456BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##456BC3 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4075C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B69C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #456bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.144 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8594d6',
500: '#456bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #456bc3; $custom-light: #8594d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#456bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 107,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.905,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54479,
"c": 0.14381,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.15721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#456BC3
secondary
#CEBD96
accent
#B04DDB
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83