#456EC3#456EC3

#456EC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.140 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EC3
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 195)
HSL	hsl(220, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(220, 65%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 13.04, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 50.49, 284.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.0167 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.14 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8771, 16.3555, 53.8340)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EC3 #C39A45

analogous

#45ADC3 #456EC3 #5B45C3

triadic

#456EC3 #C3456E #6EC345

tetradic

#456EC3 #C345AD #C39A45 #45C35B

square

#456EC3 #C345AD #C39A45 #45C35B

split-complementary

#456EC3 #C35B45 #ADC345

monochromatic

#233A6B #315399 #456EC3 #7392D2 #A2B6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#456EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#456EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EC3

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EC3	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4677C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.140 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597d6',
    500: '#456ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456ec3;
$custom-light: #8597d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.476,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5512,
    "c": 0.14019,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EC3

secondary

#CEBC96

accent

#AD4DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EC3

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

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