#456CAE#456CAE

#456CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.113 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CAE
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 6.97, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 39.97, 280.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.019 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.113 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4541, 15.0450, 42.1258)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CAE #AE8745

analogous

#45A1AE #456CAE #5245AE

triadic

#456CAE #AE456C #6CAE45

tetradic

#456CAE #AE45A1 #AE8745 #45AE52

square

#456CAE #AE45A1 #AE8745 #45AE52

split-complementary

#456CAE #AE5245 #A1AE45

monochromatic

#223656 #345182 #456CAE #6C8DC5 #97AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#456CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#456CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CAE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CAE	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.113 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c6',
    500: '#456cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cae;
$custom-light: #8295c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.714,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53392,
    "c": 0.11324,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CAE

secondary

#C2AE8D

accent

#A455D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CAE

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

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