What color is #4654B2?

#4654B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4654B2?

The RGB value is 70, 84, 178: 70 red, 84 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4654B2?

The complementary color is #B2A446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4654B2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4654B2 color

#4654B2 rgb(70, 84, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4654B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.9% green and 69.8% blue (70, 84, 178).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#4654B2 color codes

HEX	`#4654B2`
RGB	`rgb(70, 84, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 53%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, 23.82, -51.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 57.08, 294.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.729, 10.856, 43.483)`
Decimal	`4609202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4654B2, 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 #4654B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4654B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4654B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4654b2; }
.text { color: #4654b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4654b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 84 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4654b2, #6e46b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4654B2?: #4654B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4654B2?: The RGB value is 70, 84, 178: 70 red, 84 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4654B2?: The complementary color is #B2A446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4654B2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.