#459BBE#459BBE

#459BBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.097 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459BBE
RGB	rgb(69, 155, 190)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.27, -15.08, -25.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.27, 29.87, 239.68°)
OKLab	oklab(65.12% -0.0651 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(65.12% 0.097 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4662, 28.4232, 52.9547)
Luminance	0.2843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459BBE #BE6845

analogous

#45BEA4 #459BBE #455EBE

triadic

#459BBE #BE459B #9BBE45

tetradic

#459BBE #A445BE #BE6845 #5EBE45

square

#459BBE #A445BE #BE6845 #5EBE45

split-complementary

#459BBE #BE455E #BEA445

monochromatic

#235265 #337793 #459BBE #72B3CE #A0CCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#459BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#459BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459BBE

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459BBE	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 155, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.097 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b8d1',
    500: '#459bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459bbe;
$custom-light: #85b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.355,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65122,
    "c": 0.09711,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459BBE

secondary

#CAA495

accent

#7750D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459BBE

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

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