#456fa6

Color #456fa6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#456fa6

RGB

rgb(69, 111, 166)

HSL

hsl(214, 41.3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 58.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(46.16, 2.39, -33.95)

LCH

lch(46.16, 34.03, 274.03)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0989, 255.65)

HWB

hwb(214, 27.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a67c45

Analogous

#45a0a6

#456fa6

#4b45a6

Triadic

#456fa6

#a6456f

#6fa645

Split-complementary

#456fa6

#a64b45

#a0a645

Tetradic

#456fa6

#7c45a6

#a67c45

#6fa645

Square

#456fa6

#a645a0

#a67c45

#45a64b

Shades

Color #456fa6 mixed toward black.

#3a5d8a

#2e4a6f

#233853

#172537

#0c131c

Tints

Color #456fa6 mixed toward white.

#5d86bc

#7e9ec9

#9eb6d7

#becfe4

#dfe7f2

Tones

Color #456fa6 mixed toward gray.

#4d709e

#557196

#5d728e

#657386

#6d747e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b9b · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#585498 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#48918f · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #456fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#456fa6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#456fa6 (#456fa6) is rgb(69, 111, 166) in RGB.

No, #456fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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