#456BDB#456BDB

#456BDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.177 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456BDB
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 219)
HSL	hsl(225, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 51.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.12, 23.42, -61.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.12, 65.70, 290.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% -0.0105 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.177 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4937, 16.8930, 69.1847)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456BDB #DBB545

analogous

#45B6DB #456BDB #6A45DB

triadic

#456BDB #DB456B #6BDB45

tetradic

#456BDB #DB45B6 #DBB545 #45DB6A

square

#456BDB #DB45B6 #DBB545 #45DB6A

split-complementary

#456BDB #DB6A45 #B6DB45

monochromatic

#1B378B #254CBE #456BDB #7894E5 #ACBDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#456BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#456BDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456BDB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456BDB	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2579DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.177 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994e7',
    500: '#456bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456bdb;
$custom-light: #8994e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.8,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56127,
    "c": 0.17665,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456BDB

secondary

#DDCD9F

accent

#BF3DEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #456BDB

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

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