What color is #464196?

#464196 is a desaturated blue known as Blueberry. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blueberry?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 150: 70 red, 65 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blueberry?

The complementary color is #919641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464196?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blueberry color: hex code #464196

#464196 rgb(70, 65, 150)

Shades of blue

Blueberry has the hex code #464196. It is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 58.8% blue (70, 65, 150).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 40% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

Blueberry (#464196) color codes

HEX	`#464196`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 40%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 57%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 57%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, 26.59, -46.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 53.33, 299.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.919, 7.284, 29.732)`
Decimal	`4604310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blueberry, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #464196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #464196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464196; }
.text { color: #464196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464196, #704196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #464196 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #464196?: #464196 is a desaturated blue known as Blueberry. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blueberry?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 150: 70 red, 65 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blueberry?: The complementary color is #919641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464196?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.