What color is #464F88?

#464F88 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F88?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 136: 70 red, 79 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F88?

The complementary color is #887F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F88 color

#464F88 rgb(70, 79, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464F88 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 53.3% blue (70, 79, 136).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#464F88 color codes

HEX	`#464F88`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 42%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.34, 12.87, -33.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.34, 35.45, 291.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.764, 8.671, 24.447)`
Decimal	`4607880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F88, 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 #464F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #464F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f88; }
.text { color: #464f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f88, #5e4688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464F88?: #464F88 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F88?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 136: 70 red, 79 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F88?: The complementary color is #887F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.