#456FA0#456FA0

#456FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.091 H 253.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FA0
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(212, 40%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 57%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 0.38, -30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 30.88, 270.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% -0.0262 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.091 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4816, 15.1709, 35.4160)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FA0 #A07645

analogous

#459CA0 #456FA0 #4945A0

triadic

#456FA0 #A0456F #6FA045

tetradic

#456FA0 #A0459C #A07645 #45A049

square

#456FA0 #A0459C #A07645 #45A049

split-complementary

#456FA0 #A04945 #9CA045

monochromatic

#20344A #335175 #456FA0 #658EBD #90ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#456FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#456FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FA0

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FA0	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B71A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.091 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8098bc',
    500: '#456fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fa0;
$custom-light: #8098bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 39.738,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53294,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FA0

secondary

#BBA286

accent

#9858D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FA0

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

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