#459CBB#459CBB

#459CBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.095 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459CBB
RGB	rgb(69, 156, 187)
HSL	hsl(196, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.45, -16.57, -23.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.45, 29.01, 235.18°)
OKLab	oklab(65.23% -0.0673 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(65.23% 0.095 224.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3088, 28.6276, 51.3014)
Luminance	0.2863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459CBB #BB6445

analogous

#45BB9F #459CBB #4561BB

triadic

#459CBB #BB459C #9CBB45

tetradic

#459CBB #9F45BB #BB6445 #61BB45

square

#459CBB #9F45BB #BB6445 #61BB45

split-complementary

#459CBB #BB4561 #BB9F45

monochromatic

#245262 #34778F #459CBB #72B4CB #9FCCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#459CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#459CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459CBB

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459CBB	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)

#8B99BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 156, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.095 224.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9cf',
    500: '#459cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459cbb;
$custom-light: #85b9cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.763,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65229,
    "c": 0.09458,
    "h": 224.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459CBB

secondary

#C8A194

accent

#7452D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459CBB

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

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