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#465cb8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#465cb8 is rgb(70, 92, 184) in RGB and oklch(50.66% 0.1469 270.298) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

50.7%
0.147
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465cb8

#465cb8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, 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: #465cb8 mixed with white

  1. 465cb8
  2. 566dc0
  3. 677dc8
  4. 788dd0
  5. 8a9dd7
  6. 9dadde
  7. b0bde5
  8. c3ceec
  9. d7def3
  10. ebeef9

Darker: #465cb8 mixed with black

  1. 465cb8
  2. 3c4fa0
  3. 324288
  4. 283671
  5. 1e2a5b
  6. 151f45
  7. 0d1431
  8. 050a1e
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #465cb8 with less saturation

  1. 465cb8
  2. 495eb0
  3. 4c5fa8
  4. 4f61a0
  5. 526298
  6. 556390
  7. 586487
  8. 5b647f
  9. 5e6576
  10. 62656e

Questions about #465cb8

What color is #465cb8?

#465cb8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 92, 184), in HSL hsl(228.42, 44.88%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.66% 0.1469 270.298).

What colors go well with #465cb8?

The complementary color of #465cb8 is #806000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006cae and #744cab. The triadic partners are #a93b2d and #007b33.

Is white or black text more readable on #465cb8?

White text reads better on #465cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465cb8 a warm or cool color?

#465cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.147.