#456CA0#456CA0

#456CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.094 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CA0
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 57%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 2.21, -32.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 32.34, 273.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% -0.0227 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.094 256)
XYZ	xyz(14.1597, 14.5272, 35.3087)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CA0 #A07945

analogous

#4599A0 #456CA0 #4C45A0

triadic

#456CA0 #A0456C #6CA045

tetradic

#456CA0 #A04599 #A07945 #45A04C

square

#456CA0 #A04599 #A07945 #45A04C

split-complementary

#456CA0 #A04C45 #99A045

monochromatic

#20324A #334F75 #456CA0 #658BBD #90ABCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#456CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#456CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CA0

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CA0	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B669F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.094 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095bc',
    500: '#456ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ca0;
$custom-light: #8095bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 39.738,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.526,
    "c": 0.09374,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.14528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CA0

secondary

#BBA486

accent

#9C58D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CA0

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

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