#459EBE#459EBE

#459EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.096 H 224.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459EBE
RGB	rgb(69, 158, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.16, -16.69, -24.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.16, 29.57, 235.63°)
OKLab	oklab(65.84% -0.0683 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(65.84% 0.096 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9717, 29.4341, 53.1232)
Luminance	0.2944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459EBE #BE6545

analogous

#45BEA1 #459EBE #4561BE

triadic

#459EBE #BE459E #9EBE45

tetradic

#459EBE #A145BE #BE6545 #61BE45

square

#459EBE #A145BE #BE6545 #61BE45

split-complementary

#459EBE #BE4561 #BEA145

monochromatic

#235465 #337993 #459EBE #72B6CE #A0CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#459EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.89

#459EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459EBE

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459EBE	1.00	3.05	6.89	6.89
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.096 224.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.868,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65836,
    "c": 0.09647,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459EBE

secondary

#CAA395

accent

#7450D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459EBE

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

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