#456CBB#456CBB

#456CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.131 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CBB
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 11.48, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 47.20, 284.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.0161 -0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.131 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7833, 15.5767, 49.1262)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CBB #BB9445

analogous

#45A7BB #456CBB #5945BB

triadic

#456CBB #BB456C #6CBB45

tetradic

#456CBB #BB45A7 #BB9445 #45BB59

square

#456CBB #BB45A7 #BB9445 #45BB59

split-complementary

#456CBB #BB5945 #A7BB45

monochromatic

#243862 #34528F #456CBB #728FCB #9FB3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#456CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#456CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CBB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CBB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4874BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.131 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495d0',
    500: '#456cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cbb;
$custom-light: #8495d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.169,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54181,
    "c": 0.13145,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CBB

secondary

#C8B794

accent

#AA52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CBB

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

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