#456CA5#456CA5

#456CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.101 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CA5
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 3.90, -34.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 35.04, 276.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0213 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.101 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6060, 14.7057, 37.6588)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CA5 #A57E45

analogous

#459CA5 #456CA5 #4E45A5

triadic

#456CA5 #A5456C #6CA545

tetradic

#456CA5 #A5459C #A57E45 #45A54E

square

#456CA5 #A5459C #A57E45 #45A54E

split-complementary

#456CA5 #A54E45 #9CA545

monochromatic

#21344F #33507A #456CA5 #688BC0 #93ACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#456CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#456CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CA5

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CA5	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4867A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.101 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095c0',
    500: '#456ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ca5;
$custom-light: #8095c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.625,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52875,
    "c": 0.10066,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CA5

secondary

#BDA888

accent

#9F57D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CA5

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

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