What color is #464E7C?

#464E7C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464E7C?

The RGB value is 70, 78, 124: 70 red, 78 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464E7C?

The complementary color is #7C7446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464E7C color

#464E7C rgb(70, 78, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464E7C is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.6% green and 48.6% blue (70, 78, 124).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#464E7C color codes

HEX	`#464E7C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 78, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 9.67, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 28.79, 289.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.887, 8.206, 20.18)`
Decimal	`4607612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464E7C, 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 #464E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #464E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464e7c; }
.text { color: #464e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 78 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464e7c, #59467c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464E7C?: #464E7C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464E7C?: The RGB value is 70, 78, 124: 70 red, 78 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464E7C?: The complementary color is #7C7446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.