#456EA1#456EA1

#456EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.093 H 254.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA1
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(213, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(213, 57%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 1.32, -31.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 31.88, 272.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0247 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.093 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4609, 14.9891, 35.8424)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA1 #A17845

analogous

#459CA1 #456EA1 #4A45A1

triadic

#456EA1 #A1456E #6EA145

tetradic

#456EA1 #A1459C #A17845 #45A14A

square

#456EA1 #A1459C #A17845 #45A14A

split-complementary

#456EA1 #A14A45 #9CA145

monochromatic

#20334B #335176 #456EA1 #668DBD #91ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#456EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#456EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA1

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA1	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D68A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.093 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097bd',
    500: '#456ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea1;
$custom-light: #8097bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.261,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53116,
    "c": 0.09309,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA1

secondary

#BBA487

accent

#9A58D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA1

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

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