#456C99#456C99

#456C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.084 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456C99
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, -0.11, -28.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 28.65, 269.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% -0.0248 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.084 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5646, 14.2892, 32.1741)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456C99 #997245

analogous

#459699 #456C99 #484599

triadic

#456C99 #99456C #6C9945

tetradic

#456C99 #994596 #997245 #459948

square

#456C99 #994596 #997245 #459948

split-complementary

#456C99 #994845 #969945

monochromatic

#1F3045 #324E6F #456C99 #638BB9 #8DAACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#456C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#456C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456C99

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456C99	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.084 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f95b7',
    500: '#456c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456c99;
$custom-light: #7f95b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52227,
    "c": 0.08421,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456C99

secondary

#B79F83

accent

#985ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456C99

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

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