#459FC8#459FC8
#459FC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.104 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459FC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 159, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.85, -14.04, -28.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.85, 32.18, 244.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% -0.0657 -0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.104 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2736, 30.2289, 59.1352) |
| Luminance | 0.3023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.17
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.53
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.84
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.93
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.94
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459FC8 #C86E45
analogous
#45C8B0 #459FC8 #455DC8
triadic
#459FC8 #C8459F #9FC845
tetradic
#459FC8 #B045C8 #C86E45 #5DC845
square
#459FC8 #B045C8 #C86E45 #5DC845
split-complementary
#459FC8 #C8455D #C8B045
monochromatic
#215871 #2F7DA0 #459FC8 #74B7D6 #A3D0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#459FC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#459FC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #459FC8
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459FC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459FC8 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9DCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7890C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459fc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 159, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.104 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bbd8',
500: '#459fc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459fc8; $custom-light: #86bbd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459fc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 159,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.779,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66515,
"c": 0.10434,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.30232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459FC8
secondary
#D1AA98
accent
#784ADE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083