#459EC0#459EC0

#459EC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.098 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459EC0
RGB	rgb(69, 158, 192)
HSL	hsl(197, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.24, -16.06, -25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.24, 30.06, 237.71°)
OKLab	oklab(65.92% -0.0676 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(65.92% 0.098 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1918, 29.5222, 54.2824)
Luminance	0.2953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459EC0 #C06745

analogous

#45C0A4 #459EC0 #4560C0

triadic

#459EC0 #C0459E #9EC045

tetradic

#459EC0 #A445C0 #C06745 #60C045

square

#459EC0 #A445C0 #C06745 #60C045

split-complementary

#459EC0 #C04560 #C0A445

monochromatic

#235568 #337A95 #459EC0 #73B6CF #A0CEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#459EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#459EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459EC0

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459EC0	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.098 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bad3',
    500: '#459ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459ec0;
$custom-light: #85bad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.585,
    "s": 49.398,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65922,
    "c": 0.09799,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459EC0

secondary

#CCA495

accent

#754FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459EC0

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

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