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#465caa color: Chinese Bellflower

#465caa is rgb(70, 92, 170) in RGB and oklch(49.706% 0.12686 269.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

49.7%
0.127
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465caa

#465caa is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 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: #465caa mixed with white

  1. 465caa
  2. 566cb3
  3. 677cbc
  4. 798cc5
  5. 8b9cce
  6. 9dacd7
  7. b0bddf
  8. c3cde7
  9. d7deef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #465caa mixed with black

  1. 465caa
  2. 3c4f93
  3. 32427d
  4. 283668
  5. 1e2a53
  6. 151f3f
  7. 0d142d
  8. 050a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465caa with less saturation

  1. 465caa
  2. 495da3
  3. 4b5e9c
  4. 4e5f95
  5. 51608e
  6. 546187
  7. 576180
  8. 5a6279
  9. 5c6271
  10. 5f626a

Questions about #465caa

What color is #465caa?

#465caa is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 170), in HSL hsl(226.8, 41.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.706% 0.12686 269.505).

What colors go well with #465caa?

The complementary color of #465caa is #7d5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006aa2 and #6e4f9f. The triadic partners are #9e4135 and #197538.

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

White text reads better on #465caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465caa a warm or cool color?

#465caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.127.