#456EB9#456EB9

#456EB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.126 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EB9
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 185)
HSL	hsl(219, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 40.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 9.54, -43.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 44.93, 282.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% -0.0186 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.126 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7841, 15.9183, 48.0776)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EB9 #B99045

analogous

#45A8B9 #456EB9 #5645B9

triadic

#456EB9 #B9456E #6EB945

tetradic

#456EB9 #B945A8 #B99045 #45B956

square

#456EB9 #B945A8 #B99045 #45B956

split-complementary

#456EB9 #B95645 #A8B945

monochromatic

#243960 #34538C #456EB9 #7191CA #9EB3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#456EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#456EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EB9

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EB9	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D75BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.126 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397ce',
    500: '#456eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456eb9;
$custom-light: #8397ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.793,
    "s": 45.669,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54495,
    "c": 0.1263,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EB9

secondary

#C7B593

accent

#A752D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EB9

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

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