What color is #466590?

#466590 is a desaturated azure known as Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea of Galilee?

The RGB value is 70, 101, 144: 70 red, 101 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea of Galilee?

The complementary color is #907146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466590?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea of Galilee color: hex code #466590

#466590 rgb(70, 101, 144)

Shades of blue

Sea of Galilee has the hex code #466590. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.6% green and 56.5% blue (70, 101, 144).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

Sea of Galilee (#466590) color codes

HEX	`#466590`
RGB	`rgb(70, 101, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 1.49, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 27.16, 273.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.212, 12.622, 28.173)`
Decimal	`4613520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea of Galilee, 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 #466590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #466590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466590; }
.text { color: #466590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 101 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466590, #4c4690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #466590 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #466590?: #466590 is a desaturated azure known as Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea of Galilee?: The RGB value is 70, 101, 144: 70 red, 101 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea of Galilee?: The complementary color is #907146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466590?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.