What color is #4646F3?

#4646F3 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Rare Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4646F3?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 243: 70 red, 70 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4646F3?

The complementary color is #F3F346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4646F3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4646F3 color

#4646F3 rgb(70, 70, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4646F3 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 95.3% blue (70, 70, 243).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 88% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Rare Blue (#0044FF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#4646F3 color codes

HEX	`#4646F3`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 88%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 71%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 71%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, 54.08, -85.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 101.44, 302.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.888, 12.151, 86.021)`
Decimal	`4605683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4646F3, 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 #4646F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4646F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #4646F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4646f3; }
.text { color: #4646f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4646f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4646f3, #9d46f3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4646F3?: #4646F3 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Rare Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4646F3?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 243: 70 red, 70 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4646F3?: The complementary color is #F3F346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4646F3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.