What color is #4640BB?

#4640BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4640BB?

The RGB value is 70, 64, 187: 70 red, 64 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4640BB?

The complementary color is #B5BB40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4640BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4640BB color

#4640BB rgb(70, 64, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4640BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.1% green and 73.3% blue (70, 64, 187).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 49% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#4640BB color codes

HEX	`#4640BB`
RGB	`rgb(70, 64, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 49%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 66%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 66%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 39.43, -64.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 75.2, 301.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.326, 8.556, 47.953)`
Decimal	`4604091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4640BB, 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 #4640BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4640BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4640BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4640bb; }
.text { color: #4640bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4640bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 64 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4640bb, #8440bb); }

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Questions

What color is #4640BB?: #4640BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4640BB?: The RGB value is 70, 64, 187: 70 red, 64 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4640BB?: The complementary color is #B5BB40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4640BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.