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#463b86 color: Nauseous Blue

#463b86 is rgb(70, 59, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.507% 0.12081 286.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

40.5%
0.121
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #463b86

#463b86 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.42:1 contrast and black text 2.23:1, 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: #463b86 mixed with white

  1. 463b86
  2. 564e93
  3. 66619f
  4. 7774ab
  5. 8987b8
  6. 9c9ac4
  7. afaed0
  8. c2c2dc
  9. d6d6e8
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #463b86 mixed with black

  1. 463b86
  2. 3c3274
  3. 322962
  4. 282151
  5. 1e1940
  6. 151130
  7. 0d0921
  8. 050413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #463b86 with less saturation

  1. 463b86
  2. 463d80
  3. 463f7a
  4. 464174
  5. 46436e
  6. 464468
  7. 474562
  8. 47465c
  9. 484756
  10. 48484f

Questions about #463b86

What color is #463b86?

#463b86 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 59, 134), in HSL hsl(248.8, 38.86%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.507% 0.12081 286.403).

What colors go well with #463b86?

The complementary color of #463b86 is #514b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #144888 and #623074. The triadic partners are #7b2d00 and #005a3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #463b86?

White text reads better on #463b86: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #463b86 a warm or cool color?

#463b86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.121.