#456ba3

Color #456ba3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#456ba3

RGB

rgb(69, 107, 163)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 40.5%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 57.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.7%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(44.83, 3.84, -34.27)

LCH

lch(44.83, 34.48, 276.39)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.099, 257.93)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 27.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a37d45

Analogous

#459aa3

#456ba3

#4e45a3

Triadic

#456ba3

#a3456b

#6ba345

Split-complementary

#456ba3

#a34e45

#9aa345

Tetradic

#456ba3

#7d45a3

#a37d45

#6ba345

Square

#456ba3

#a3459a

#a37d45

#45a34e

Shades

Color #456ba3 mixed toward black.

#3a5988

#2e476d

#233652

#172436

#0c121b

Tints

Color #456ba3 mixed toward white.

#5c82ba

#7d9bc8

#9db4d6

#becde3

#dee6f1

Tones

Color #456ba3 mixed toward gray.

#4d6d9b

#556e93

#5d708c

#647184

#6c737c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.88:1

White text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585898 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#565395 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#478e8c · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #456ba3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#456ba3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#456ba3 (#456ba3) is rgb(69, 107, 163) in RGB.

No, #456ba3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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