#456EDB#456EDB

#456EDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.173 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456EDB
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 219)
HSL	hsl(224, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(224, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 49.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.92, 21.54, -60.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.92, 63.84, 289.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% -0.0131 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.173 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8119, 17.5295, 69.2908)
Luminance	0.1753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456EDB #DBB245

analogous

#45B9DB #456EDB #6745DB

triadic

#456EDB #DB456E #6EDB45

tetradic

#456EDB #DB45B9 #DBB245 #45DB67

square

#456EDB #DB45B9 #DBB245 #45DB67

split-complementary

#456EDB #DB6745 #B9DB45

monochromatic

#1B398B #254FBE #456EDB #7896E5 #ACBEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#456EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#456EDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456EDB

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456EDB	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F7BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.173 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997e7',
    500: '#456edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456edb;
$custom-light: #8997e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.6,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56732,
    "c": 0.17301,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456EDB

secondary

#DDCC9F

accent

#BB3DEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #456EDB

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

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