#456EA5#456EA5

#456EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.099 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA5
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(214, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 2.67, -33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 34.00, 274.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0236 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.099 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8193, 15.1324, 37.7299)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA5 #A57C45

analogous

#459EA5 #456EA5 #4C45A5

triadic

#456EA5 #A5456E #6EA545

tetradic

#456EA5 #A5459E #A57C45 #45A54C

square

#456EA5 #A5459E #A57C45 #45A54C

split-complementary

#456EA5 #A54C45 #9EA545

monochromatic

#21344F #33517A #456EA5 #688DC0 #93AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#456EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#456EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA5

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA5	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.099 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097c0',
    500: '#456ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea5;
$custom-light: #8097c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.375,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53333,
    "c": 0.09855,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA5

secondary

#BDA788

accent

#9D57D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA5

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

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