What color is #465372?

#465372 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 #465372?

The RGB value is 70, 83, 114: 70 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465372?

The complementary color is #726546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465372 color

#465372 rgb(70, 83, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465372 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.5% green and 44.7% blue (70, 83, 114).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 7.66:1).

#465372 color codes

HEX	`#465372`
RGB	`rgb(70, 83, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, 3.37, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 19.65, 279.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.655, 8.703, 17.14)`
Decimal	`4608882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465372, 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 #465372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #465372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465372; }
.text { color: #465372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 83 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465372, #4f4672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465372?: #465372 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 #465372?: The RGB value is 70, 83, 114: 70 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465372?: The complementary color is #726546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.