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#465cb6 color: Chinese Bellflower

#465cb6 is rgb(70, 92, 182) in RGB and oklch(50.52% 0.14407 270.214) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.5%
0.144
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465cb6

#465cb6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #465cb6 mixed with white

  1. 465cb6
  2. 566dbe
  3. 677dc6
  4. 788dce
  5. 8a9dd6
  6. 9daddd
  7. b0bde5
  8. c3ceeb
  9. d7def2
  10. ebeef9

Darker: #465cb6 mixed with black

  1. 465cb6
  2. 3c4f9e
  3. 324286
  4. 28366f
  5. 1e2a59
  6. 151f44
  7. 0d1430
  8. 050a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #465cb6 with less saturation

  1. 465cb6
  2. 495eae
  3. 4c5fa6
  4. 4f619e
  5. 526296
  6. 55638e
  7. 586386
  8. 5b647e
  9. 5e6476
  10. 61646d

Questions about #465cb6

What color is #465cb6?

#465cb6 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 182), in HSL hsl(228.21, 44.44%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.52% 0.14407 270.214).

What colors go well with #465cb6?

The complementary color of #465cb6 is #7f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006cad and #734da9. The triadic partners are #a73c2e and #007a34.

Is white or black text more readable on #465cb6?

White text reads better on #465cb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465cb6 a warm or cool color?

#465cb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.144.