What color is #464A82?

#464A82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464A82?

The RGB value is 70, 74, 130: 70 red, 74 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464A82?

The complementary color is #827E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464A82 color

#464A82 rgb(70, 74, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464A82 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29% green and 51% blue (70, 74, 130).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#464A82 color codes

HEX	`#464A82`
RGB	`rgb(70, 74, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 43%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, 14.19, -32.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 35.12, 293.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.003, 7.811, 22.148)`
Decimal	`4606594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464A82, 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 #464A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #464A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464a82; }
.text { color: #464a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 74 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464a82, #604682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464A82?: #464A82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464A82?: The RGB value is 70, 74, 130: 70 red, 74 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464A82?: The complementary color is #827E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.