Skip to the color picker

#465da4 color: Bio Blue

#465da4 is rgb(70, 93, 164) in RGB and oklch(49.533% 0.11682 268.404) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

225°
100%

49.5%
0.117
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #465da4

#465da4 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.25:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, 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: #465da4 mixed with white

  1. 465da4
  2. 566dae
  3. 687db7
  4. 798cc1
  5. 8b9cca
  6. 9eacd3
  7. b0bddc
  8. c3cde5
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465da4 mixed with black

  1. 465da4
  2. 3c508e
  3. 324379
  4. 283764
  5. 1e2a50
  6. 151f3d
  7. 0d142b
  8. 050a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465da4 with less saturation

  1. 465da4
  2. 495e9e
  3. 4b5f97
  4. 4e6091
  5. 51608a
  6. 546184
  7. 57617d
  8. 596276
  9. 5c6270
  10. 5f6269

Questions about #465da4

What color is #465da4?

#465da4 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 93, 164), in HSL hsl(225.32, 40.17%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.533% 0.11682 268.404).

What colors go well with #465da4?

The complementary color of #465da4 is #7d5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00699c and #6b519b. The triadic partners are #99443a and #27733a.

Is white or black text more readable on #465da4?

White text reads better on #465da4: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465da4 a warm or cool color?

#465da4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.117.