What color is #465168?

#465168 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 #465168?

The RGB value is 70, 81, 104: 70 red, 81 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465168?

The complementary color is #685D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465168 color

#465168 rgb(70, 81, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465168 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31.8% green and 40.8% blue (70, 81, 104).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#465168 color codes

HEX	`#465168`
RGB	`rgb(70, 81, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 1.71, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 14.81, 276.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.966, 8.186, 14.254)`
Decimal	`4608360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465168, 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 #465168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #465168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465168; }
.text { color: #465168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 81 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465168, #4c4668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465168?: #465168 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 #465168?: The RGB value is 70, 81, 104: 70 red, 81 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465168?: The complementary color is #685D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.