#456FB3#456FB3

#456FB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.117 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FB3
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 179)
HSL	hsl(217, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 38%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 6.83, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 41.06, 279.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0211 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.117 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2725, 15.8873, 44.8481)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FB3 #B38945

analogous

#45A6B3 #456FB3 #5245B3

triadic

#456FB3 #B3456F #6FB345

tetradic

#456FB3 #B345A6 #B38945 #45B352

square

#456FB3 #B345A6 #B38945 #45B352

split-complementary

#456FB3 #B35245 #A6B345

monochromatic

#23385B #345487 #456FB3 #6E90C7 #9AB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#456FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#456FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FB3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FB3	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5275B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.117 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297ca',
    500: '#456fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fb3;
$custom-light: #8297ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.091,
    "s": 44.355,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54357,
    "c": 0.11682,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FB3

secondary

#C4B08F

accent

#A354D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FB3

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

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