#456EAE#456EAE

#456EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.111 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EAE
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 5.73, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 38.87, 278.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0212 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.111 259)
XYZ	xyz(15.6675, 15.4717, 42.1969)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EAE #AE8545

analogous

#45A3AE #456EAE #5045AE

triadic

#456EAE #AE456E #6EAE45

tetradic

#456EAE #AE45A3 #AE8545 #45AE50

square

#456EAE #AE45A3 #AE8545 #45AE50

split-complementary

#456EAE #AE5045 #A3AE45

monochromatic

#223756 #345282 #456EAE #6C8EC5 #97B0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#456EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#456EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EAE

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EAE	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.111 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c6',
    500: '#456eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456eae;
$custom-light: #8297c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53841,
    "c": 0.11099,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.15473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EAE

secondary

#C2AD8D

accent

#A255D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EAE

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

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