#459BC3#459BC3
#459BC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.101 H 231.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 155, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.47, -13.47, -28.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.47, 31.33, 244.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.35% -0.0633 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.35% 0.101 231.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0221, 28.6455, 55.8823) |
| Luminance | 0.2865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.43
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.87
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.99
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.27
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459BC3 #C36D45
analogous
#45C3AC #459BC3 #455CC3
triadic
#459BC3 #C3459B #9BC345
tetradic
#459BC3 #AC45C3 #C36D45 #5CC345
square
#459BC3 #AC45C3 #C36D45 #5CC345
split-complementary
#459BC3 #C3455C #C3AC45
monochromatic
#23546B #317899 #459BC3 #73B4D2 #A2CDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#459BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#459BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459BC3
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459BC3 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8799C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768CC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 155, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.101 231.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b8d5',
500: '#459bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459bc3; $custom-light: #86b8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 155,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.048,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65346,
"c": 0.10139,
"h": 231.4
},
"luminance": 0.28648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459BC3
secondary
#CEA896
accent
#7A4DDB
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083