#459DB3#459DB3
#459DB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.089 H 216.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 157, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.45, -19.58, -19.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.45, 27.50, 224.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.13% -0.0715 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.13% 0.089 216.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6446, 28.6315, 46.9721) |
| Luminance | 0.2863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.10
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.47
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.49
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.03
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.69
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459DB3 #B35B45
analogous
#45B392 #459DB3 #4566B3
triadic
#459DB3 #B3459D #9DB345
tetradic
#459DB3 #9245B3 #B35B45 #66B345
square
#459DB3 #9245B3 #B35B45 #66B345
split-complementary
#459DB3 #B34566 #B39245
monochromatic
#23505B #347687 #459DB3 #6EB5C7 #9ACCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#459DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#459DB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459DB3
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459DB3 | 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)
#8E99B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.089 216.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bac9',
500: '#459db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459db3; $custom-light: #84bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 157,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65134,
"c": 0.08941,
"h": 216.8
},
"luminance": 0.28634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459DB3
secondary
#C49A8F
accent
#6D54D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082