What color is #465D80?

#465D80 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465D80?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 128: 70 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D80?

The complementary color is #806946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D80 color

#465D80 rgb(70, 93, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465D80 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 50.2% blue (70, 93, 128).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 6.69:1).

#465D80 color codes

HEX	`#465D80`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.05, 1.36, -22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.05, 22.37, 273.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.335, 10.689, 21.936)`
Decimal	`4611456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D80, 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 #465D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #465D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d80; }
.text { color: #465d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d80, #4c4680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465D80?: #465D80 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465D80?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 128: 70 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D80?: The complementary color is #806946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.