What color is #465978?

#465978 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465978?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 120: 70 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465978?

The complementary color is #786546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465978 color

#465978 rgb(70, 89, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465978 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 47.1% blue (70, 89, 120).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#465978 color codes

HEX	`#465978`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 1.4, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 19.9, 274.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.487, 9.802, 19.158)`
Decimal	`4610424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465978, 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 #465978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #465978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465978; }
.text { color: #465978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465978, #4c4678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465978?: #465978 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465978?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 120: 70 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465978?: The complementary color is #786546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.