#459EB5#459EB5
#459EB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.091 H 217.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459EB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 158, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 62%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.83, -19.50, -19.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.83, 27.83, 225.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.46% -0.0718 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.46% 0.091 217.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0182, 29.0528, 48.1018) |
| Luminance | 0.2905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.99
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.78
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.34
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.90
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459EB5 #B55C45
analogous
#45B594 #459EB5 #4566B5
triadic
#459EB5 #B5459E #9EB545
tetradic
#459EB5 #9445B5 #B55C45 #66B545
square
#459EB5 #9445B5 #B55C45 #66B545
split-complementary
#459EB5 #B54566 #B59445
monochromatic
#23515C #347789 #459EB5 #6FB6C8 #9BCCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#459EB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#459EB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459EB5
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459EB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459EB5 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9AB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8EB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459eb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.091 217.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bacb',
500: '#459eb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459eb5; $custom-light: #84bacb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459eb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 158,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.321,
"s": 44.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65457,
"c": 0.0906,
"h": 217.5
},
"luminance": 0.29055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459EB5
secondary
#C59B91
accent
#6E53D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082