#456CB1#456CB1

#456CB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.117 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CB1
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 177)
HSL	hsl(218, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 8.01, -40.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 41.63, 281.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% -0.0183 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.117 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7498, 15.1633, 43.6833)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CB1 #B18A45

analogous

#45A2B1 #456CB1 #5445B1

triadic

#456CB1 #B1456C #6CB145

tetradic

#456CB1 #B145A2 #B18A45 #45B154

square

#456CB1 #B145A2 #B18A45 #45B154

split-complementary

#456CB1 #B15445 #A2B145

monochromatic

#233659 #345185 #456CB1 #6D8DC6 #99B0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#456CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#456CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CB1

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CB1	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E72B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4068B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.117 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c8',
    500: '#456cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cb1;
$custom-light: #8295c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.333,
    "s": 43.902,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53569,
    "c": 0.11745,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CB1

secondary

#C3B08E

accent

#A654D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CB1

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

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