#456DAE#456DAE

#456DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.112 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DAE
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 6.35, -38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 39.42, 279.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% -0.0201 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.112 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5602, 15.2571, 42.1611)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DAE #AE8645

analogous

#45A1AE #456DAE #5245AE

triadic

#456DAE #AE456D #6DAE45

tetradic

#456DAE #AE45A1 #AE8645 #45AE52

square

#456DAE #AE45A1 #AE8645 #45AE52

split-complementary

#456DAE #AE5245 #A1AE45

monochromatic

#223656 #345282 #456DAE #6C8EC5 #97AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#456DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#456DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DAE

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DAE	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.112 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296c6',
    500: '#456dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dae;
$custom-light: #8296c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.143,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53616,
    "c": 0.1121,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DAE

secondary

#C2AE8D

accent

#A355D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DAE

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

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