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#465ca6 color: Bio Blue

#465ca6 is rgb(70, 92, 166) in RGB and oklch(49.445% 0.12104 269.168) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.4%
0.121
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465ca6

#465ca6 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #465ca6 mixed with white

  1. 465ca6
  2. 566cb0
  3. 677cb9
  4. 798cc2
  5. 8b9ccb
  6. 9dacd4
  7. b0bcdd
  8. c3cde6
  9. d7ddee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #465ca6 mixed with black

  1. 465ca6
  2. 3c4f90
  3. 32427a
  4. 283665
  5. 1e2a51
  6. 151f3e
  7. 0d142b
  8. 050a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ca6 with less saturation

  1. 465ca6
  2. 495d9f
  3. 4b5e99
  4. 4e5f92
  5. 51608b
  6. 546085
  7. 56617e
  8. 596177
  9. 5c6170
  10. 5f6269

Questions about #465ca6

What color is #465ca6?

#465ca6 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 166), in HSL hsl(226.25, 40.68%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.445% 0.12104 269.168).

What colors go well with #465ca6?

The complementary color of #465ca6 is #7d5c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00699e and #6c4f9c. The triadic partners are #9b4237 and #207439.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ca6?

White text reads better on #465ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465ca6 a warm or cool color?

#465ca6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.121.