#456FB6#456FB6

#456FB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.121 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FB6
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 182)
HSL	hsl(218, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 39%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 7.87, -41.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 42.71, 280.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0204 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.121 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5792, 16.0100, 46.4634)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FB6 #B68C45

analogous

#45A8B6 #456FB6 #5445B6

triadic

#456FB6 #B6456F #6FB645

tetradic

#456FB6 #B645A8 #B68C45 #45B654

square

#456FB6 #B645A8 #B68C45 #45B654

split-complementary

#456FB6 #B65445 #A8B645

monochromatic

#23395D #34548A #456FB6 #7091C9 #9CB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#456FB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#456FB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FB6

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FB6	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5075B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.121 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397cc',
    500: '#456fb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fb6;
$custom-light: #8397cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.699,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54534,
    "c": 0.12098,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FB6

secondary

#C6B291

accent

#A553D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FB6

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

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