#456ab1

Color #456ab1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.93 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#456ab1

RGB

rgb(69, 106, 177)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 43.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 61%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(61%, 40.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(45.28, 9.26, -41.77)

LCH

lch(45.28, 42.78, 282.5)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1198, 262.28)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 27.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18c45

Analogous

#45a0b1

#456ab1

#5645b1

Triadic

#456ab1

#b1456a

#6ab145

Split-complementary

#456ab1

#b15645

#a0b145

Tetradic

#456ab1

#8c45b1

#b18c45

#6ab145

Square

#456ab1

#b145a0

#b18c45

#45b156

Shades

Color #456ab1 mixed toward black.

#395893

#2e4776

#223558

#17233b

#0b121d

Tints

Color #456ab1 mixed toward white.

#6182c1

#809bce

#a0b4da

#c0cde6

#dfe6f3

Tones

Color #456ab1 mixed toward gray.

#4e6da8

#57709f

#607296

#69758d

#727884

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5758a3 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#5552a0 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#479795 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 21.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #456ab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#456ab1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#456ab1 (#456ab1) is rgb(69, 106, 177) in RGB.

No, #456ab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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