#456CB0#456CB0

#456CB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.116 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CB0
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(218, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 7.66, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 41.08, 280.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% -0.0185 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.116 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6505, 15.1236, 43.1603)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CB0 #B08945

analogous

#45A1B0 #456CB0 #5445B0

triadic

#456CB0 #B0456C #6CB045

tetradic

#456CB0 #B045A1 #B08945 #45B054

square

#456CB0 #B045A1 #B08945 #45B054

split-complementary

#456CB0 #B05445 #A1B045

monochromatic

#233658 #345184 #456CB0 #6D8DC6 #99AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#456CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#456CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CB0

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CB0	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4068AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.116 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c8',
    500: '#456cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cb0;
$custom-light: #8295c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.131,
    "s": 43.673,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5351,
    "c": 0.11604,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CB0

secondary

#C3B08E

accent

#A554D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CB0

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

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