What color is #4664A5?

#4664A5 is a desaturated blue known as Starstruck. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Starstruck?

The RGB value is 70, 100, 165: 70 red, 100 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Starstruck?

The complementary color is #A58746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4664A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Starstruck color: hex code #4664A5

#4664A5 rgb(70, 100, 165)

Shades of blue

Starstruck has the hex code #4664A5. It is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.2% green and 64.7% blue (70, 100, 165).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Starstruck (#4664A5) color codes

HEX	`#4664A5`
RGB	`rgb(70, 100, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 39%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.96, 9.11, -38.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.96, 39.47, 283.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.872, 13.132, 37.394)`
Decimal	`4613285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Starstruck, 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 #4664A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4664A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #4664A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4664a5; }
.text { color: #4664a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4664a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 100 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4664a5, #5846a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #4664A5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4664A5?: #4664A5 is a desaturated blue known as Starstruck. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Starstruck?: The RGB value is 70, 100, 165: 70 red, 100 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Starstruck?: The complementary color is #A58746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4664A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.