#456ba4

Color #456ba4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#456ba4

RGB

rgb(69, 107, 164)

HSL

hsl(216, 40.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 57.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.9%, 34.8%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(44.89, 4.18, -34.77)

LCH

lch(44.89, 35.02, 276.86)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.1004, 258.28)

HWB

hwb(216, 27.1%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a47e45

Analogous

#459ba4

#456ba4

#4e45a4

Triadic

#456ba4

#a4456b

#6ba445

Split-complementary

#456ba4

#a44e45

#9ba445

Tetradic

#456ba4

#7e45a4

#a47e45

#6ba445

Square

#456ba4

#a4459b

#a47e45

#45a44e

Shades

Color #456ba4 mixed toward black.

#395989

#2e476d

#223652

#172437

#0b121b

Tints

Color #456ba4 mixed toward white.

#5d82bb

#7d9bc8

#9eb4d6

#becde4

#dfe6f1

Tones

Color #456ba4 mixed toward gray.

#4d6d9c

#556e94

#5d708c

#657184

#6d737c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585899 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#565396 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#478f8d · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #456ba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#456ba4]

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

#456ba4 (#456ba4) is rgb(69, 107, 164) in RGB.

No, #456ba4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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