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#465ca2 color: Bio Blue

#465ca2 is rgb(70, 92, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.189% 0.11518 268.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.2%
0.115
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465ca2

#465ca2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.34:1 contrast and black text 3.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #465ca2 mixed with white

  1. 465ca2
  2. 566cac
  3. 677cb6
  4. 798cbf
  5. 8b9cc9
  6. 9dacd2
  7. b0bcdb
  8. c3cde4
  9. d7dded
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465ca2 mixed with black

  1. 465ca2
  2. 3c4f8c
  3. 324277
  4. 283663
  5. 1e2a4f
  6. 151f3c
  7. 0d142a
  8. 050a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ca2 with less saturation

  1. 465ca2
  2. 495d9c
  3. 4b5e95
  4. 4e5f8f
  5. 515f89
  6. 536082
  7. 56607c
  8. 596175
  9. 5b616f
  10. 5e6168

Questions about #465ca2

What color is #465ca2?

#465ca2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 162), in HSL hsl(225.65, 39.66%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.189% 0.11518 268.767).

What colors go well with #465ca2?

The complementary color of #465ca2 is #7b5c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00689a and #6a5099. The triadic partners are #974339 and #26723a.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ca2?

White text reads better on #465ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and black gives 3.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465ca2 a warm or cool color?

#465ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.115.