#459DC2#459DC2

#459DC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.100 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DC2
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.02, -14.88, -26.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.02, 30.72, 241.02°)
OKLab	oklab(65.77% -0.0658 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(65.77% 0.1 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.2450, 29.2717, 55.4007)
Luminance	0.2927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459DC2 #C26A45

analogous

#45C2A9 #459DC2 #455FC2

triadic

#459DC2 #C2459D #9DC245

tetradic

#459DC2 #A945C2 #C26A45 #5FC245

square

#459DC2 #A945C2 #C26A45 #5FC245

split-complementary

#459DC2 #C2455F #C2A945

monochromatic

#23556A #327A98 #459DC2 #73B5D1 #A1CEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#459DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.85

#459DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DC2

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DC2	1.00	3.06	6.85	6.85
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9AC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.100 228.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad4',
    500: '#459dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459dc2;
$custom-light: #86bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.76,
    "s": 50.607,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65773,
    "c": 0.09986,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DC2

secondary

#CDA696

accent

#774EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DC2

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

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