#456DDB#456DDB

#456DDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.174 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456DDB
RGB	rgb(69, 109, 219)
HSL	hsl(224, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(224, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 22.16, -60.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 64.46, 290.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% -0.0123 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.174 266)
XYZ	xyz(20.7046, 17.3149, 69.2551)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456DDB #DBB345

analogous

#45B8DB #456DDB #6845DB

triadic

#456DDB #DB456D #6DDB45

tetradic

#456DDB #DB45B8 #DBB345 #45DB68

square

#456DDB #DB45B8 #DBB345 #45DB68

split-complementary

#456DDB #DB6845 #B8DB45

monochromatic

#1B398B #254EBE #456DDB #7895E5 #ACBDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#456DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#456DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456DDB

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456DDB	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C7BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 109, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.174 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996e7',
    500: '#456ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ddb;
$custom-light: #8996e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56529,
    "c": 0.17422,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.17317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456DDB

secondary

#DDCC9F

accent

#BC3DEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #456DDB

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

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