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#465aae color: Chinese Bellflower

#465aae is rgb(70, 90, 174) in RGB and oklch(49.555% 0.13526 270.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.6%
0.135
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465aae

#465aae is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #465aae mixed with white

  1. 465aae
  2. 566ab7
  3. 677bc0
  4. 788bc8
  5. 8a9bd1
  6. 9dacd9
  7. b0bce1
  8. c3cde9
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #465aae mixed with black

  1. 465aae
  2. 3c4d97
  3. 324180
  4. 28356a
  5. 1e2955
  6. 151e41
  7. 0d132e
  8. 05091c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465aae with less saturation

  1. 465aae
  2. 495ca7
  3. 4b5d9f
  4. 4e5e98
  5. 515f90
  6. 536089
  7. 566181
  8. 59617a
  9. 5c6172
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #465aae

What color is #465aae?

#465aae is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 90, 174), in HSL hsl(228.46, 42.62%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.555% 0.13526 270.7).

What colors go well with #465aae?

The complementary color of #465aae is #7c5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a6 and #704ca2. The triadic partners are #a03d2f and #007636.

Is white or black text more readable on #465aae?

White text reads better on #465aae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465aae a warm or cool color?

#465aae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.135.