What color is #464971?

#464971 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464971?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 113: 70 red, 73 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464971?

The complementary color is #716E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464971 color

#464971 rgb(70, 73, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464971 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 44.3% blue (70, 73, 113).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#464971 color codes

HEX	`#464971`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.39, 9.52, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.39, 25.28, 292.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.888, 7.259, 16.605)`
Decimal	`4606321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464971, 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 #464971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #464971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464971; }
.text { color: #464971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464971, #594671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464971?: #464971 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464971?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 113: 70 red, 73 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464971?: The complementary color is #716E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.