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#463f8a color: Nauseous Blue

#463f8a is rgb(70, 63, 138) in RGB and oklch(41.566% 0.1206 284.065) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

41.6%
0.121
284°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #463f8a

#463f8a is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.98:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #463f8a mixed with white

  1. 463f8a
  2. 565296
  3. 6664a2
  4. 7777ae
  5. 8989ba
  6. 9c9cc6
  7. afb0d1
  8. c2c3dd
  9. d6d7e8
  10. eaebf4

Darker: #463f8a mixed with black

  1. 463f8a
  2. 3c3577
  3. 322c65
  4. 282353
  5. 1e1b42
  6. 151232
  7. 0d0a22
  8. 050414
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #463f8a with less saturation

  1. 463f8a
  2. 464184
  3. 46437e
  4. 474578
  5. 474672
  6. 48476c
  7. 484866
  8. 49495f
  9. 4a4a59
  10. 4b4b52

Questions about #463f8a

What color is #463f8a?

#463f8a is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 63, 138), in HSL hsl(245.6, 37.31%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.566% 0.1206 284.065).

What colors go well with #463f8a?

The complementary color of #463f8a is #564d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #104c8b and #633479. The triadic partners are #7f3000 and #005e3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #463f8a?

White text reads better on #463f8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #463f8a a warm or cool color?

#463f8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.121.