#459EC2#459EC2

#459EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.100 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459EC2
RGB	rgb(69, 158, 194)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(197, 64%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.32, -15.42, -26.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.32, 30.59, 239.72°)
OKLab	oklab(66.01% -0.0668 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(66.01% 0.1 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4149, 29.6114, 55.4574)
Luminance	0.2961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459EC2 #C26945

analogous

#45C2A8 #459EC2 #4560C2

triadic

#459EC2 #C2459E #9EC245

tetradic

#459EC2 #A845C2 #C26945 #60C245

square

#459EC2 #A845C2 #C26945 #60C245

split-complementary

#459EC2 #C24560 #C2A845

monochromatic

#23556A #327B98 #459EC2 #73B6D1 #A1CEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#459EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#459EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459EC2

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459EC2	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.100 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad4',
    500: '#459ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459ec2;
$custom-light: #86bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.28,
    "s": 50.607,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6601,
    "c": 0.09958,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459EC2

secondary

#CDA696

accent

#764EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #459EC2

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

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