#456DBE#456DBE

#456DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.134 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DBE
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(220, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 11.91, -46.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 48.29, 284.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% -0.0166 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.134 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.2139, 15.9186, 50.8707)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DBE #BE9645

analogous

#45A9BE #456DBE #5945BE

triadic

#456DBE #BE456D #6DBE45

tetradic

#456DBE #BE45A9 #BE9645 #45BE59

square

#456DBE #BE45A9 #BE9645 #45BE59

split-complementary

#456DBE #BE5945 #A9BE45

monochromatic

#233965 #335393 #456DBE #7291CE #A0B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#456DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#456DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DBE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DBE	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.134 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496d2',
    500: '#456dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dbe;
$custom-light: #8496d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.165,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54587,
    "c": 0.13445,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DBE

secondary

#CAB995

accent

#AB50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DBE

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

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