#459DB8#459DB8

#459DB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.092 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DB8
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 184)
HSL	hsl(194, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(194, 63%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.64, -18.04, -21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.64, 28.33, 230.44°)
OKLab	oklab(65.34% -0.0696 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(65.34% 0.092 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1595, 28.8375, 49.6838)
Luminance	0.2884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459DB8 #B86045

analogous

#45B89A #459DB8 #4563B8

triadic

#459DB8 #B8459D #9DB845

tetradic

#459DB8 #9A45B8 #B86045 #63B845

square

#459DB8 #9A45B8 #B86045 #63B845

split-complementary

#459DB8 #B84563 #B89A45

monochromatic

#24515F #34778B #459DB8 #71B5CA #9DCCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#459DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#459DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DB8

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DB8	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D99B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.092 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bacd',
    500: '#459db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459db8;
$custom-light: #84bacd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.087,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65341,
    "c": 0.09239,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DB8

secondary

#C79E92

accent

#7153D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DB8

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

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