#456EAD#456EAD

#456EAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.110 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EAD
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 5.39, -37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 38.33, 278.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0214 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.11 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5704, 15.4328, 41.6854)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EAD #AD8445

analogous

#45A2AD #456EAD #5045AD

triadic

#456EAD #AD456E #6EAD45

tetradic

#456EAD #AD45A2 #AD8445 #45AD50

square

#456EAD #AD45A2 #AD8445 #45AD50

split-complementary

#456EAD #AD5045 #A2AD45

monochromatic

#223655 #345281 #456EAD #6B8EC4 #97B0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#456EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#456EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EAD

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EAD	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.110 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197c6',
    500: '#456ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ead;
$custom-light: #8197c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.346,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53783,
    "c": 0.1096,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EAD

secondary

#C1AD8C

accent

#A155D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EAD

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

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