#456EB5#456EB5

#456EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.121 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EB5
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 181)
HSL	hsl(218, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 8.15, -41.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 42.72, 280.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% -0.0195 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.121 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3677, 15.7518, 45.8849)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EB5 #B58C45

analogous

#45A6B5 #456EB5 #5445B5

triadic

#456EB5 #B5456E #6EB545

tetradic

#456EB5 #B545A6 #B58C45 #45B554

square

#456EB5 #B545A6 #B58C45 #45B554

split-complementary

#456EB5 #B55445 #A6B545

monochromatic

#23385C #345389 #456EB5 #6F90C8 #9BB2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#456EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#456EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EB5

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EB5	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F74B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.121 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397cb',
    500: '#456eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456eb5;
$custom-light: #8397cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.036,
    "s": 44.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54253,
    "c": 0.12073,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EB5

secondary

#C5B291

accent

#A553D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EB5

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

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