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#463a87 color: Nauseous Blue

#463a87 is rgb(70, 58, 135) in RGB and oklch(40.393% 0.12376 286.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

40.4%
0.124
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #463a87

#463a87 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.48:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nauseous Blue (#483d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #463a87 mixed with white

  1. 463a87
  2. 564d94
  3. 6660a0
  4. 7773ac
  5. 8986b8
  6. 9c9ac4
  7. afadd0
  8. c2c1dc
  9. d6d6e8
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #463a87 mixed with black

  1. 463a87
  2. 3c3175
  3. 322863
  4. 282051
  5. 1e1841
  6. 151031
  7. 0d0921
  8. 050413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #463a87 with less saturation

  1. 463a87
  2. 463c81
  3. 463e7b
  4. 464075
  5. 46426f
  6. 464369
  7. 474562
  8. 47465c
  9. 474756
  10. 48484f

Questions about #463a87

What color is #463a87?

#463a87 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 58, 135), in HSL hsl(249.35, 39.9%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.393% 0.12376 286.618).

What colors go well with #463a87?

The complementary color of #463a87 is #504b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #12478a and #622f74. The triadic partners are #7b2c00 and #005a3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #463a87?

White text reads better on #463a87: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #463a87 a warm or cool color?

#463a87 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.124.