#456DCD#456DCD

#456DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DCD
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 17.20, -53.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 56.66, 287.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% -0.014 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.155 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9385, 16.6084, 59.9535)
Luminance	0.1661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DCD #CDA545

analogous

#45B1CD #456DCD #6145CD

triadic

#456DCD #CD456D #6DCD45

tetradic

#456DCD #CD45B1 #CDA545 #45CD61

square

#456DCD #CD45B1 #CDA545 #45CD61

split-complementary

#456DCD #CD6145 #B1CD45

monochromatic

#203A77 #2D51A8 #456DCD #7593DA #A5B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#456DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#456DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DCD

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DCD	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796dd',
    500: '#456dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456dcd;
$custom-light: #8796dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55564,
    "c": 0.15519,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DCD

secondary

#D4C39A

accent

#B447E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DCD

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

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