What color is #465271?

#465271 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465271?

The RGB value is 70, 82, 113: 70 red, 82 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465271?

The complementary color is #716546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465271 color

#465271 rgb(70, 82, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465271 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.2% green and 44.3% blue (70, 82, 113).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#465271 color codes

HEX	`#465271`
RGB	`rgb(70, 82, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, 3.71, -19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 19.62, 280.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.523, 8.529, 16.817)`
Decimal	`4608625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465271, 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 #465271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #465271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465271; }
.text { color: #465271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 82 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465271, #4f4671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465271?: #465271 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465271?: The RGB value is 70, 82, 113: 70 red, 82 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465271?: The complementary color is #716546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.