#456FB5#456FB5

#456FB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.120 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FB5
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 181)
HSL	hsl(218, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 38.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 7.52, -41.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 42.16, 280.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% -0.0206 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.12 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4762, 15.9688, 45.9211)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FB5 #B58B45

analogous

#45A7B5 #456FB5 #5345B5

triadic

#456FB5 #B5456F #6FB545

tetradic

#456FB5 #B545A7 #B58B45 #45B553

square

#456FB5 #B545A7 #B58B45 #45B553

split-complementary

#456FB5 #B55345 #A7B545

monochromatic

#23395C #345489 #456FB5 #6F90C8 #9BB2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#456FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#456FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FB5

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FB5	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5175B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.120 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397cb',
    500: '#456fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fb5;
$custom-light: #8397cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 44.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54475,
    "c": 0.11959,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FB5

secondary

#C5B191

accent

#A453D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FB5

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

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