What color is #465B77?

#465B77 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465B77?

The RGB value is 70, 91, 119: 70 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465B77?

The complementary color is #776246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465B77 color

#465B77 rgb(70, 91, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465B77 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.7% green and 46.7% blue (70, 91, 119).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#465B77 color codes

HEX	`#465B77`
RGB	`rgb(70, 91, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -0.15, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 18.37, 269.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.596, 10.116, 18.896)`
Decimal	`4610935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465B77, 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 #465B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #465B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465b77; }
.text { color: #465b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 91 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465b77, #4a4677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465B77?: #465B77 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465B77?: The RGB value is 70, 91, 119: 70 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465B77?: The complementary color is #776246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.