What color is #464F66?

#464F66 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 #464F66?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 102: 70 red, 79 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F66?

The complementary color is #665D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F66 color

#464F66 rgb(70, 79, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464F66 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 40% blue (70, 79, 102).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#464F66 color codes

HEX	`#464F66`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, 2.41, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 14.72, 279.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.719, 7.853, 13.677)`
Decimal	`4607846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F66, 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 #464F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #464F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f66; }
.text { color: #464f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f66, #4d4666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464F66?: #464F66 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 #464F66?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 102: 70 red, 79 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F66?: The complementary color is #665D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.