#459BC5#459BC5
#459BC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.103 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 155, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 21.3%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.55, -12.83, -29.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.55, 31.97, 246.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.44% -0.0626 -0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.44% 0.103 232.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2497, 28.7366, 57.0812) |
| Luminance | 0.2874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.51
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.75
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.58
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.70
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.15
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459BC5 #C56F45
analogous
#45C5AF #459BC5 #455BC5
triadic
#459BC5 #C5459B #9BC545
tetradic
#459BC5 #AF45C5 #C56F45 #5BC545
square
#459BC5 #AF45C5 #C56F45 #5BC545
split-complementary
#459BC5 #C5455B #C5AF45
monochromatic
#22556D #31799C #459BC5 #74B4D4 #A2CDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#459BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#459BC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459BC5
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459BC5 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8699C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758CC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 155, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.103 232.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b8d6',
500: '#459bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459bc5; $custom-light: #86b8d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 155,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.688,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65437,
"c": 0.1032,
"h": 232.7
},
"luminance": 0.28739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459BC5
secondary
#CFA997
accent
#7B4CDC
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083