#456DCB#456DCB

#456DCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DCB
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 203)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 46.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 16.49, -53.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 55.55, 287.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% -0.0143 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.152 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6986, 16.5125, 58.6901)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DCB #CBA345

analogous

#45B0CB #456DCB #6045CB

triadic

#456DCB #CB456D #6DCB45

tetradic

#456DCB #CB45B0 #CBA345 #45CB60

square

#456DCB #CB45B0 #CBA345 #45CB60

split-complementary

#456DCB #CB6045 #B0CB45

monochromatic

#213A75 #2E51A5 #456DCB #7593D8 #A5B8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#456DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#456DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DCB

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DCB	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E78CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696db',
    500: '#456dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dcb;
$custom-light: #8696db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.09,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5543,
    "c": 0.15245,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DCB

secondary

#D3C299

accent

#B248E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DCB

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

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