#456DA9#456DA9

#456DA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.105 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DA9
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 169)
HSL	hsl(216, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 59%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 35.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 4.64, -36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 36.68, 277.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0213 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.105 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0818, 15.0658, 39.6416)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DA9 #A98145

analogous

#459FA9 #456DA9 #4F45A9

triadic

#456DA9 #A9456D #6DA945

tetradic

#456DA9 #A9459F #A98145 #45A94F

square

#456DA9 #A9459F #A98145 #45A94F

split-complementary

#456DA9 #A94F45 #9FA945

monochromatic

#223552 #33517E #456DA9 #698DC2 #95AED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#456DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#456DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DA9

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DA9	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.105 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8196c3',
    500: '#456da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456da9;
$custom-light: #8196c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 42.017,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53328,
    "c": 0.10514,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DA9

secondary

#BFAA8A

accent

#A056D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DA9

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

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