What color is #4656B8?

#4656B8 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 #4656B8?

The RGB value is 70, 86, 184: 70 red, 86 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4656B8?

The complementary color is #B8A846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4656B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4656B8 color

#4656B8 rgb(70, 86, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4656B8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 33.7% green and 72.2% blue (70, 86, 184).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#4656B8 color codes

HEX	`#4656B8`
RGB	`rgb(70, 86, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 33.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 62%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 53%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 24.62, -53.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 59.24, 294.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.502, 11.417, 46.778)`
Decimal	`4609720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4656B8, 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 #4656B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4656B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #4656B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4656b8; }
.text { color: #4656b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4656b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 86 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4656b8, #6f46b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4656B8?: #4656B8 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 #4656B8?: The RGB value is 70, 86, 184: 70 red, 86 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4656B8?: The complementary color is #B8A846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4656B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.