#459DC5#459DC5

#459DC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.102 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DC5
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 197)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 20.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.14, -13.92, -28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.14, 31.60, 243.86°)
OKLab	oklab(65.91% -0.0647 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(65.91% 0.102 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5853, 29.4078, 57.1931)
Luminance	0.2941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#459DC5 #C56D45

analogous

#45C5AD #459DC5 #455DC5

triadic

#459DC5 #C5459D #9DC545

tetradic

#459DC5 #AD45C5 #C56D45 #5DC545

square

#459DC5 #AD45C5 #C56D45 #5DC545

split-complementary

#459DC5 #C5455D #C5AD45

monochromatic

#22566D #317B9C #459DC5 #74B6D4 #A2CEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#459DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.88

#459DC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DC5

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DC5	1.00	3.05	6.88	6.88
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.102 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad6',
    500: '#459dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459dc5;
$custom-light: #86bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65908,
    "c": 0.10243,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DC5

secondary

#CFA897

accent

#794CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DC5

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

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