#456ca0

Color #456ca0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#456ca0

RGB

rgb(69, 108, 160)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 39.7%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 56.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(44.98, 2.22, -32.27)

LCH

lch(44.98, 32.35, 273.94)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0938, 255.99)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 27.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a07945

Analogous

#4599a0

#456ca0

#4c45a0

Triadic

#456ca0

#a0456c

#6ca045

Split-complementary

#456ca0

#a04c45

#99a045

Tetradic

#456ca0

#7945a0

#a07945

#6ca045

Square

#456ca0

#a04599

#a07945

#45a04c

Shades

Color #456ca0 mixed toward black.

#3a5a85

#2e486b

#233650

#172435

#0c121b

Tints

Color #456ca0 mixed toward white.

#5b83b8

#7c9cc7

#9db5d5

#becde3

#dee6f1

Tones

Color #456ca0 mixed toward gray.

#4d6d98

#546e91

#5c6f89

#637082

#6b717a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585995 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#565393 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#488c8a · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #456ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#456ca0]

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

#456ca0 (#456ca0) is rgb(69, 108, 160) in RGB.

No, #456ca0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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