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#465ca4 color: Bio Blue

#465ca4 is rgb(70, 92, 164) in RGB and oklch(49.317% 0.11812 268.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.3%
0.118
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465ca4

#465ca4 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, 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: #465ca4 mixed with white

  1. 465ca4
  2. 566cae
  3. 677cb7
  4. 798cc1
  5. 8b9cca
  6. 9dacd3
  7. b0bcdc
  8. c3cde5
  9. d7ddee
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465ca4 mixed with black

  1. 465ca4
  2. 3c4f8e
  3. 324279
  4. 283664
  5. 1e2a50
  6. 151f3d
  7. 0d142b
  8. 050a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ca4 with less saturation

  1. 465ca4
  2. 495d9e
  3. 4b5e97
  4. 4e5f91
  5. 51608a
  6. 536083
  7. 56617d
  8. 596176
  9. 5c616f
  10. 5e6168

Questions about #465ca4

What color is #465ca4?

#465ca4 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 164), in HSL hsl(225.96, 40.17%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.317% 0.11812 268.977).

What colors go well with #465ca4?

The complementary color of #465ca4 is #7c5c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00689c and #6b509a. The triadic partners are #994338 and #237339.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ca4?

White text reads better on #465ca4: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465ca4 a warm or cool color?

#465ca4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.118.