#456CBD#456CBD

#456CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.134 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CBD
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 12.19, -46.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 48.32, 284.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.0158 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.134 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9989, 15.6629, 50.2617)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CBD #BD9645

analogous

#45A8BD #456CBD #5A45BD

triadic

#456CBD #BD456C #6CBD45

tetradic

#456CBD #BD45A8 #BD9645 #45BD5A

square

#456CBD #BD45A8 #BD9645 #45BD5A

split-complementary

#456CBD #BD5A45 #A8BD45

monochromatic

#243864 #345291 #456CBD #7290CD #9FB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#456CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#456CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CBD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CBD	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.134 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495d1',
    500: '#456cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cbd;
$custom-light: #8495d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54307,
    "c": 0.13425,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CBD

secondary

#CAB894

accent

#AB51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CBD

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

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