What color is #464D62?

#464D62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464D62?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 98: 70 red, 77 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D62?

The complementary color is #625B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D62 color

#464D62 rgb(70, 77, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464D62 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 38.4% blue (70, 77, 98).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#464D62 color codes

HEX	`#464D62`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.9, 2.57, -13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.9, 13.42, 281.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.384, 7.491, 12.61)`
Decimal	`4607330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D62, 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 #464D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #464D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d62; }
.text { color: #464d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d62, #4d4662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464D62?: #464D62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464D62?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 98: 70 red, 77 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D62?: The complementary color is #625B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.