#456DC5#456DC5

#456DC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.144 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DC5
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 197)
HSL	hsl(221, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 44.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 14.37, -50.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 52.20, 285.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% -0.0153 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.144 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9974, 16.2320, 54.9971)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DC5 #C59D45

analogous

#45ADC5 #456DC5 #5D45C5

triadic

#456DC5 #C5456D #6DC545

tetradic

#456DC5 #C545AD #C59D45 #45C55D

square

#456DC5 #C545AD #C59D45 #45C55D

split-complementary

#456DC5 #C55D45 #ADC545

monochromatic

#223A6D #31529C #456DC5 #7492D4 #A2B6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#456DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#456DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DC5

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DC5	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4376C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6BC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.144 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596d7',
    500: '#456dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dc5;
$custom-light: #8596d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.25,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55035,
    "c": 0.14417,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DC5

secondary

#CFBD97

accent

#AF4CDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DC5

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

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