#456BCD#456BCD

#456BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.158 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BCD
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 18.46, -54.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 57.89, 288.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.0122 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.158 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7276, 16.1866, 59.8832)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BCD #CDA745

analogous

#45AFCD #456BCD #6345CD

triadic

#456BCD #CD456B #6BCD45

tetradic

#456BCD #CD45AF #CDA745 #45CD63

square

#456BCD #CD45AF #CDA745 #45CD63

split-complementary

#456BCD #CD6345 #AFCD45

monochromatic

#203977 #2D4FA8 #456BCD #7591DA #A5B8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#456BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#456BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BCD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BCD	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3777D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#186ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.158 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794dd',
    500: '#456bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bcd;
$custom-light: #8794dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.235,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55147,
    "c": 0.15763,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BCD

secondary

#D4C49A

accent

#B647E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BCD

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

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