#456FB9#456FB9

#456FB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.125 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456FB9
RGB	rgb(69, 111, 185)
HSL	hsl(218, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(218, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 40%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 8.91, -43.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 44.36, 281.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% -0.0197 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.125 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8926, 16.1353, 48.1137)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456FB9 #B98F45

analogous

#45A9B9 #456FB9 #5545B9

triadic

#456FB9 #B9456F #6FB945

tetradic

#456FB9 #B945A9 #B98F45 #45B955

square

#456FB9 #B945A9 #B98F45 #45B955

split-complementary

#456FB9 #B95545 #A9B945

monochromatic

#243A60 #34548C #456FB9 #7191CA #9EB4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#456FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#456FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456FB9

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456FB9	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 111, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.125 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397ce',
    500: '#456fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456fb9;
$custom-light: #8397ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.276,
    "s": 45.669,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54715,
    "c": 0.12514,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456FB9

secondary

#C7B493

accent

#A652D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #456FB9

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

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