#459EC5#459EC5

#459EC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.102 H 229.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459EC5
RGB	rgb(69, 158, 197)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.44, -14.46, -27.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.44, 31.44, 242.61°)
OKLab	oklab(66.14% -0.0657 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(66.14% 0.102 229.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7552, 29.7475, 57.2497)
Luminance	0.2975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459EC5 #C56C45

analogous

#45C5AC #459EC5 #455EC5

triadic

#459EC5 #C5459E #9EC545

tetradic

#459EC5 #AC45C5 #C56C45 #5EC545

square

#459EC5 #AC45C5 #C56C45 #5EC545

split-complementary

#459EC5 #C5455E #C5AC45

monochromatic

#22576D #317B9C #459EC5 #74B6D4 #A2CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#459EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#459EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459EC5

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459EC5	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.102 229.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad6',
    500: '#459ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459ec5;
$custom-light: #86bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.281,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66144,
    "c": 0.10208,
    "h": 229.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459EC5

secondary

#CFA897

accent

#784CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #459EC5

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

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