#456EA3#456EA3

#456EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.096 H 255.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA3
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(214, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 58%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 1.99, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 32.94, 273.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% -0.0241 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.096 255.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6387, 15.0602, 36.7787)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA3 #A37A45

analogous

#459DA3 #456EA3 #4B45A3

triadic

#456EA3 #A3456E #6EA345

tetradic

#456EA3 #A3459D #A37A45 #45A34B

square

#456EA3 #A3459D #A37A45 #45A34B

split-complementary

#456EA3 #A34B45 #9DA345

monochromatic

#21344D #335178 #456EA3 #678DBF #92ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#456EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#456EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA3

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA3	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5871A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C68A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.096 255.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097be',
    500: '#456ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea3;
$custom-light: #8097be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.83,
    "s": 40.517,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53224,
    "c": 0.09581,
    "h": 255.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA3

secondary

#BCA587

accent

#9C57D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA3

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

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