What color is #465D90?

#465D90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465D90?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 144: 70 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D90?

The complementary color is #907946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D90 color

#465D90 rgb(70, 93, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #465D90 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 56.5% blue (70, 93, 144).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#465D90 color codes

HEX	`#465D90`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, 6.49, -30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 31.5, 281.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.473, 11.144, 27.927)`
Decimal	`4611472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D90, 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 #465D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #465D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d90; }
.text { color: #465d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d90, #544690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #465D90?: #465D90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465D90?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 144: 70 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D90?: The complementary color is #907946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.