What color is #465169?

#465169 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 #465169?

The RGB value is 70, 81, 105: 70 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465169?

The complementary color is #695E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465169?

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.

#465169 color

#465169 rgb(70, 81, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465169 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31.8% green and 41.2% blue (70, 81, 105).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#465169 color codes

HEX	`#465169`
RGB	`rgb(70, 81, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 2, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 15.41, 277.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.017, 8.207, 14.523)`
Decimal	`4608361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465169, 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 #465169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465169 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 #465169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465169; }
.text { color: #465169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 81 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465169, #4c4669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465169?: #465169 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 #465169?: The RGB value is 70, 81, 105: 70 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465169?: The complementary color is #695E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465169?: 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.