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#465dab color: Chinese Bellflower

#465dab is rgb(70, 93, 171) in RGB and oklch(49.984% 0.12701 269.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50%
0.127
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465dab

#465dab is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 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: #465dab mixed with white

  1. 465dab
  2. 566db4
  3. 677dbd
  4. 798dc6
  5. 8b9dcf
  6. 9dadd7
  7. b0bddf
  8. c3cde8
  9. d7def0
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #465dab mixed with black

  1. 465dab
  2. 3c5094
  3. 32437e
  4. 283768
  5. 1e2a54
  6. 151f40
  7. 0d142d
  8. 050a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465dab with less saturation

  1. 465dab
  2. 495ea4
  3. 4c5f9d
  4. 4e6096
  5. 51618f
  6. 546288
  7. 576281
  8. 5a637a
  9. 5d6372
  10. 60636b

Questions about #465dab

What color is #465dab?

#465dab is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(70, 93, 171), in HSL hsl(226.34, 41.91%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.984% 0.12701 269.08).

What colors go well with #465dab?

The complementary color of #465dab is #7f5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ba3 and #6e50a1. The triadic partners are #9f4136 and #1c7638.

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

White text reads better on #465dab: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465dab a warm or cool color?

#465dab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.127.