What color is #4646A8?

#4646A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4646A8?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 168: 70 red, 70 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4646A8?

The complementary color is #A8A846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4646A8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4646A8 color

#4646A8 rgb(70, 70, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4646A8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 65.9% blue (70, 70, 168).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Galaxy Express (#444499), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#4646A8 color codes

HEX	`#4646A8`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 58%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 58%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 29.38, -52.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 60.53, 299.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.782, 8.509, 38.06)`
Decimal	`4605608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4646A8, 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 #4646A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4646A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4646A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4646a8; }
.text { color: #4646a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4646a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4646a8, #7746a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4646A8?: #4646A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4646A8?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 168: 70 red, 70 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4646A8?: The complementary color is #A8A846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4646A8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.