#456DAD#456DAD

#456DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.111 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DAD
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(217, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 6.01, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 38.87, 278.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% -0.0203 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.111 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4631, 15.2183, 41.6496)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DAD #AD8545

analogous

#45A1AD #456DAD #5145AD

triadic

#456DAD #AD456D #6DAD45

tetradic

#456DAD #AD45A1 #AD8545 #45AD51

square

#456DAD #AD45A1 #AD8545 #45AD51

split-complementary

#456DAD #AD5145 #A1AD45

monochromatic

#223655 #345181 #456DAD #6B8DC4 #97AFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#456DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#456DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DAD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DAD	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.111 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8196c6',
    500: '#456dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dad;
$custom-light: #8196c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53558,
    "c": 0.11071,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DAD

secondary

#C1AD8C

accent

#A255D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DAD

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

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