#456EA9#456EA9

#456EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.104 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EA9
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(215, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 59%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 4.02, -35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 36.15, 276.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% -0.0225 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.104 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1891, 15.2803, 39.6774)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EA9 #A98045

analogous

#45A0A9 #456EA9 #4E45A9

triadic

#456EA9 #A9456E #6EA945

tetradic

#456EA9 #A945A0 #A98045 #45A94E

square

#456EA9 #A945A0 #A98045 #45A94E

split-complementary

#456EA9 #A94E45 #A0A945

monochromatic

#223552 #33527E #456EA9 #698EC2 #95AFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#456EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#456EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EA9

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EA9	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.104 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197c3',
    500: '#456ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ea9;
$custom-light: #8197c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.4,
    "s": 42.017,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53556,
    "c": 0.10406,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EA9

secondary

#BFAA8A

accent

#9F56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EA9

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

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