#456DBD#456DBD

#456DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.133 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DBD
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 11.56, -46.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 47.73, 284.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0168 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.133 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1050, 15.8750, 50.2970)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DBD #BD9545

analogous

#45A9BD #456DBD #5945BD

triadic

#456DBD #BD456D #6DBD45

tetradic

#456DBD #BD45A9 #BD9545 #45BD59

square

#456DBD #BD45A9 #BD9545 #45BD59

split-complementary

#456DBD #BD5945 #A9BD45

monochromatic

#243964 #345391 #456DBD #7290CD #9FB4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#456DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#456DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DBD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DBD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.133 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496d1',
    500: '#456dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dbd;
$custom-light: #8496d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54524,
    "c": 0.13305,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DBD

secondary

#CAB894

accent

#AA51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DBD

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

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