#456CB9#456CB9

#456CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.129 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CB9
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 185)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 10.79, -44.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 46.09, 283.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% -0.0165 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.129 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5707, 15.4916, 48.0065)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CB9 #B99245

analogous

#45A6B9 #456CB9 #5845B9

triadic

#456CB9 #B9456C #6CB945

tetradic

#456CB9 #B945A6 #B99245 #45B958

square

#456CB9 #B945A6 #B99245 #45B958

split-complementary

#456CB9 #B95845 #A6B945

monochromatic

#243860 #34528C #456CB9 #718FCA #9EB2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#456CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#456CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CB9

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CB9	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.129 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395ce',
    500: '#456cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cb9;
$custom-light: #8395ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.828,
    "s": 45.669,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54057,
    "c": 0.12866,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CB9

secondary

#C7B593

accent

#A952D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CB9

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

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