#456CBE#456CBE

#456CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.136 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CBE
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 12.54, -47.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 48.88, 284.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% -0.0156 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.136 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1078, 15.7065, 50.8353)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CBE #BE9745

analogous

#45A8BE #456CBE #5A45BE

triadic

#456CBE #BE456C #6CBE45

tetradic

#456CBE #BE45A8 #BE9745 #45BE5A

square

#456CBE #BE45A8 #BE9745 #45BE5A

split-complementary

#456CBE #BE5A45 #A8BE45

monochromatic

#233965 #335293 #456CBE #7290CE #A0B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#456CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#456CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CBE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CBE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3369BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.136 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495d2',
    500: '#456cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cbe;
$custom-light: #8495d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.661,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54371,
    "c": 0.13565,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CBE

secondary

#CAB995

accent

#AC50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CBE

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

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