#456EA6#456EA6

#456EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.100 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA6
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(215, 41%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 3.01, -34.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 34.54, 274.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0233 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.1 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9107, 15.1690, 38.2111)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA6 #A67D45

analogous

#459EA6 #456EA6 #4C45A6

triadic

#456EA6 #A6456E #6EA645

tetradic

#456EA6 #A6459E #A67D45 #45A64C

square

#456EA6 #A6459E #A67D45 #45A64C

split-complementary

#456EA6 #A64C45 #9EA645

monochromatic

#213550 #33517B #456EA6 #688DC0 #93AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#456EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#456EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA6

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA6	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.100 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097c0',
    500: '#456ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea6;
$custom-light: #8097c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.639,
    "s": 41.277,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53388,
    "c": 0.09992,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA6

secondary

#BEA789

accent

#9D57D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA6

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

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