#459DBE#459DBE

#459DBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.097 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DBE
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.86, -16.16, -24.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.86, 29.65, 236.99°)
OKLab	oklab(65.6% -0.0673 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.097 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8018, 29.0944, 53.0666)
Luminance	0.2910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459DBE #BE6645

analogous

#45BEA3 #459DBE #4560BE

triadic

#459DBE #BE459D #9DBE45

tetradic

#459DBE #A345BE #BE6645 #60BE45

square

#459DBE #A345BE #BE6645 #60BE45

split-complementary

#459DBE #BE4560 #BEA345

monochromatic

#235365 #337993 #459DBE #72B5CE #A0CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#459DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#459DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DBE

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DBE	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.097 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bad1',
    500: '#459dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459dbe;
$custom-light: #85bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65597,
    "c": 0.09665,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DBE

secondary

#CAA395

accent

#7550D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DBE

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

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