What color is #465A84?

#465A84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465A84?

The RGB value is 70, 90, 132: 70 red, 90 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465A84?

The complementary color is #847046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465A84 color

#465A84 rgb(70, 90, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465A84 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.3% green and 51.8% blue (70, 90, 132).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#465A84 color codes

HEX	`#465A84`
RGB	`rgb(70, 90, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, 4.51, -25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 26.27, 279.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.345, 10.28, 23.264)`
Decimal	`4610692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465A84, 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 #465A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #465A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465a84; }
.text { color: #465a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 90 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465a84, #514684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #465A84?: #465A84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465A84?: The RGB value is 70, 90, 132: 70 red, 90 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465A84?: The complementary color is #847046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.