#456FAD#456FAD
#456FAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.108 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #456FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 111, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 4.77, -37.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 37.79, 277.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.01% -0.0226 -0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.01% 0.109 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6789, 15.6498, 41.7215) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.46
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 3.04
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.24
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 3.53
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#456FAD #AD8345
analogous
#45A3AD #456FAD #4F45AD
triadic
#456FAD #AD456F #6FAD45
tetradic
#456FAD #AD45A3 #AD8345 #45AD4F
square
#456FAD #AD45A3 #AD8345 #45AD4F
split-complementary
#456FAD #AD4F45 #A3AD45
monochromatic
#223755 #345381 #456FAD #6B8FC4 #97B0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#456FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#456FAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #456FAD
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##456FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##456FAD | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5574B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#476AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #456fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.108 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8198c6',
500: '#456fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #456fad; $custom-light: #8198c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#456fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 111,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.769,
"s": 42.975,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54009,
"c": 0.1085,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.15651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#456FAD
secondary
#C1AC8C
accent
#A055D3
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF2F8
border
#CACCD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82