#456EA2#456EA2

#456EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.094 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA2
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(214, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 57%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 1.66, -32.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 32.41, 272.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% -0.0244 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.094 255)
XYZ	xyz(14.5495, 15.0245, 36.3087)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA2 #A27945

analogous

#459DA2 #456EA2 #4A45A2

triadic

#456EA2 #A2456E #6EA245

tetradic

#456EA2 #A2459D #A27945 #45A24A

square

#456EA2 #A2459D #A27945 #45A24A

split-complementary

#456EA2 #A24A45 #9DA245

monochromatic

#20344C #335177 #456EA2 #668DBE #91ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#456EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#456EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D68A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.094 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097be',
    500: '#456ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea2;
$custom-light: #8097be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.548,
    "s": 40.26,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5317,
    "c": 0.09445,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.15026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA2

secondary

#BCA587

accent

#9B58D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA2

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

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