#456D99#456D99

#456D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.083 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456D99
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, -0.72, -28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 28.20, 268.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% -0.026 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.083 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6706, 14.5013, 32.2094)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456D99 #997145

analogous

#459799 #456D99 #474599

triadic

#456D99 #99456D #6D9945

tetradic

#456D99 #994597 #997145 #459947

square

#456D99 #994597 #997145 #459947

split-complementary

#456D99 #994745 #979945

monochromatic

#1F3145 #324F6F #456D99 #638CB9 #8DABCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#456D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#456D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456D99

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456D99	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.083 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f96b7',
    500: '#456d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456d99;
$custom-light: #7f96b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52461,
    "c": 0.08329,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456D99

secondary

#B79E83

accent

#975ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #456D99

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

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