#456FA9#456FA9

#456FA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.103 H 256.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FA9
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 169)
HSL	hsl(215, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 59%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 3.41, -35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 35.63, 275.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0236 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.103 256.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2976, 15.4973, 39.7136)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FA9 #A97F45

analogous

#45A1A9 #456FA9 #4D45A9

triadic

#456FA9 #A9456F #6FA945

tetradic

#456FA9 #A945A1 #A97F45 #45A94D

square

#456FA9 #A945A1 #A97F45 #45A94D

split-complementary

#456FA9 #A94D45 #A1A945

monochromatic

#223652 #33527E #456FA9 #698FC2 #95AFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#456FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#456FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FA9

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FA9	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.103 256.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198c3',
    500: '#456fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fa9;
$custom-light: #8198c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.8,
    "s": 42.017,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53784,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 256.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FA9

secondary

#BFA98A

accent

#9E56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FA9

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

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