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#465daa color: Chinese Bellflower

#465daa is rgb(70, 93, 170) in RGB and oklch(49.919% 0.12556 268.995) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.9%
0.126
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465daa

#465daa is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.16:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, 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: #465daa mixed with white

  1. 465daa
  2. 566db3
  3. 677dbc
  4. 798dc5
  5. 8b9dce
  6. 9dadd7
  7. b0bddf
  8. c3cde7
  9. d7deef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #465daa mixed with black

  1. 465daa
  2. 3c5093
  3. 32437d
  4. 283768
  5. 1e2a53
  6. 151f3f
  7. 0d142d
  8. 050a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465daa with less saturation

  1. 465daa
  2. 495ea3
  3. 4c5f9c
  4. 4e6095
  5. 51618e
  6. 546287
  7. 576280
  8. 5a6279
  9. 5d6372
  10. 60636a

Questions about #465daa

What color is #465daa?

#465daa is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 93, 170), in HSL hsl(226.2, 41.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.919% 0.12556 268.995).

What colors go well with #465daa?

The complementary color of #465daa is #7f5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006aa2 and #6e50a0. The triadic partners are #9e4237 and #1e7638.

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

White text reads better on #465daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465daa a warm or cool color?

#465daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.126.