#456BC5#456BC5

#456BC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.147 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BC5
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 197)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 45.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 15.63, -51.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 53.40, 287.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% -0.0134 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.147 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7865, 15.8102, 54.9268)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BC5 #C59F45

analogous

#45ABC5 #456BC5 #5F45C5

triadic

#456BC5 #C5456B #6BC545

tetradic

#456BC5 #C545AB #C59F45 #45C55F

square

#456BC5 #C545AB #C59F45 #45C55F

split-complementary

#456BC5 #C55F45 #ABC545

monochromatic

#22386D #31519C #456BC5 #7490D4 #A2B5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#456BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#456BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BC5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BC5	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F75C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2869C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.147 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594d7',
    500: '#456bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bc5;
$custom-light: #8594d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.188,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5461,
    "c": 0.14659,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BC5

secondary

#CFBE97

accent

#B14CDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BC5

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

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