What color is #464C82?

#464C82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464C82?

The RGB value is 70, 76, 130: 70 red, 76 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464C82?

The complementary color is #827C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464C82 color

#464C82 rgb(70, 76, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464C82 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.8% green and 51% blue (70, 76, 130).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#464C82 color codes

HEX	`#464C82`
RGB	`rgb(70, 76, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 42%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, 12.88, -31.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 33.78, 292.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.138, 8.082, 22.193)`
Decimal	`4607106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464C82, 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 #464C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #464C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464c82; }
.text { color: #464c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 76 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464c82, #5e4682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464C82?: #464C82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464C82?: The RGB value is 70, 76, 130: 70 red, 76 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464C82?: The complementary color is #827C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.