#456EB3#456EB3

#456EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.118 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EB3
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(218, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 7.45, -40.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 41.61, 280.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% -0.02 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.118 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1640, 15.6703, 44.8119)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EB3 #B38A45

analogous

#45A5B3 #456EB3 #5345B3

triadic

#456EB3 #B3456E #6EB345

tetradic

#456EB3 #B345A5 #B38A45 #45B353

square

#456EB3 #B345A5 #B38A45 #45B353

split-complementary

#456EB3 #B35345 #A5B345

monochromatic

#23385B #345387 #456EB3 #6E8FC7 #9AB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#456EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#456EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EB3

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EB3	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.118 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297ca',
    500: '#456eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456eb3;
$custom-light: #8297ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.636,
    "s": 44.355,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54133,
    "c": 0.11794,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EB3

secondary

#C4B18F

accent

#A454D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EB3

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

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