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#465bae color: Chinese Bellflower

#465bae is rgb(70, 91, 174) in RGB and oklch(49.763% 0.13395 270.248) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.8%
0.134
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465bae

#465bae is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #465bae mixed with white

  1. 465bae
  2. 566bb7
  3. 677cc0
  4. 798cc8
  5. 8b9cd1
  6. 9dacd9
  7. b0bce1
  8. c3cde9
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #465bae mixed with black

  1. 465bae
  2. 3c4e97
  3. 324180
  4. 28356a
  5. 1e2955
  6. 151e41
  7. 0d132e
  8. 05091c
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465bae with less saturation

  1. 465bae
  2. 495da7
  3. 4b5e9f
  4. 4e5f98
  5. 516091
  6. 546189
  7. 576182
  8. 5a627a
  9. 5c6272
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #465bae

What color is #465bae?

#465bae is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 91, 174), in HSL hsl(227.88, 42.62%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.763% 0.13395 270.248).

What colors go well with #465bae?

The complementary color of #465bae is #7d5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a6 and #6f4da2. The triadic partners are #a13e31 and #067736.

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

White text reads better on #465bae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465bae a warm or cool color?

#465bae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.134.