What color is #464F96?

#464F96 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F96?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 150: 70 red, 79 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F96?

The complementary color is #968D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F96 color

#464F96 rgb(70, 79, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464F96 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 58.8% blue (70, 79, 150).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#464F96 color codes

HEX	`#464F96`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 47%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 17.5, -40.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 43.89, 293.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.825, 9.095, 30.033)`
Decimal	`4607894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F96, 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 #464F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #464F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f96; }
.text { color: #464f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f96, #654696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #464F96?: #464F96 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F96?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 150: 70 red, 79 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F96?: The complementary color is #968D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.