#456EB2#456EB2

#456EB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.117 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EB2
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(217, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 7.11, -40.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 41.06, 279.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0202 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.117 260)
XYZ	xyz(16.0632, 15.6300, 44.2812)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EB2 #B28945

analogous

#45A4B2 #456EB2 #5245B2

triadic

#456EB2 #B2456E #6EB245

tetradic

#456EB2 #B245A4 #B28945 #45B252

square

#456EB2 #B245A4 #B28945 #45B252

split-complementary

#456EB2 #B25245 #A4B245

monochromatic

#23375A #345386 #456EB2 #6E8FC7 #9AB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#456EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#456EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EB2

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EB2	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5174B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4269B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.117 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c9',
    500: '#456eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456eb2;
$custom-light: #8297c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.431,
    "s": 44.13,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54074,
    "c": 0.11656,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.15631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EB2

secondary

#C4B08F

accent

#A454D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EB2

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

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