#456CA8#456CA8

#456CA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.105 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CA8
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(216, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 59%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 4.92, -36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 36.67, 277.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% -0.0205 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.105 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8822, 14.8162, 39.1138)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CA8 #A88145

analogous

#459EA8 #456CA8 #5045A8

triadic

#456CA8 #A8456C #6CA845

tetradic

#456CA8 #A8459E #A88145 #45A850

square

#456CA8 #A8459E #A88145 #45A850

split-complementary

#456CA8 #A85045 #9EA845

monochromatic

#213451 #33507D #456CA8 #698CC1 #94ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#456CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#456CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CA8

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CA8	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4667A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.105 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195c2',
    500: '#456ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ca8;
$custom-light: #8195c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 41.772,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53045,
    "c": 0.10485,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CA8

secondary

#BFAA8A

accent

#A156D2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CA8

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

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