What color is #465980?

#465980 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465980?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 128: 70 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465980?

The complementary color is #806D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465980?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465980 color

#465980 rgb(70, 89, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465980 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 50.2% blue (70, 89, 128).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#465980 color codes

HEX	`#465980`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, 3.87, -24.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 24.5, 279.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.993, 10.005, 21.822)`
Decimal	`4610432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465980, 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 #465980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #465980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465980; }
.text { color: #465980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465980, #504680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #465980?: #465980 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465980?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 128: 70 red, 89 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465980?: The complementary color is #806D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465980?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.