#456CBF#456CBF

#456CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.137 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456CBF
RGB	rgb(69, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 12.89, -47.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 49.44, 285.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.0154 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.137 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2175, 15.7503, 51.4129)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456CBF #BF9845

analogous

#45A9BF #456CBF #5B45BF

triadic

#456CBF #BF456C #6CBF45

tetradic

#456CBF #BF45A9 #BF9845 #45BF5B

square

#456CBF #BF45A9 #BF9845 #45BF5B

split-complementary

#456CBF #BF5B45 #A9BF45

monochromatic

#233966 #335294 #456CBF #7390CF #A0B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#456CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#456CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456CBF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456CBF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4575C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3269BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.137 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495d3',
    500: '#456cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456cbf;
$custom-light: #8495d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.82,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54434,
    "c": 0.13704,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456CBF

secondary

#CBBA95

accent

#AD4FD8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456CBF

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

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