#459FBD#459FBD

#459FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.096 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459FBD
RGB	rgb(69, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.42, -17.54, -23.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.42, 29.28, 233.20°)
OKLab	oklab(66.03% -0.0698 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(66.03% 0.096 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0340, 29.7331, 52.6067)
Luminance	0.2974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#459FBD #BD6345

analogous

#45BD9F #459FBD #4563BD

triadic

#459FBD #BD459F #9FBD45

tetradic

#459FBD #9F45BD #BD6345 #63BD45

square

#459FBD #9F45BD #BD6345 #63BD45

split-complementary

#459FBD #BD4563 #BD9F45

monochromatic

#245464 #347A91 #459FBD #72B6CD #9FCEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#459FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#459FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459FBD

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459FBD	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)

#8E9BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.096 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bbd1',
    500: '#459fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459fbd;
$custom-light: #85bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66031,
    "c": 0.09561,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459FBD

secondary

#CAA294

accent

#7251D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #459FBD

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

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