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#465ea2 color: Bio Blue

#465ea2 is rgb(70, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.624% 0.1126 267.559) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

49.6%
0.113
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465ea2

#465ea2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.21:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #465ea2 mixed with white

  1. 465ea2
  2. 576eac
  3. 687db6
  4. 798dbf
  5. 8b9dc9
  6. 9eadd2
  7. b0bddb
  8. c4cde4
  9. d7deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465ea2 mixed with black

  1. 465ea2
  2. 3c518c
  3. 324477
  4. 283763
  5. 1e2b4f
  6. 151f3c
  7. 0d142a
  8. 050a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ea2 with less saturation

  1. 465ea2
  2. 495f9c
  3. 4c6096
  4. 4e608f
  5. 516189
  6. 546183
  7. 57627c
  8. 5a6276
  9. 5c626f
  10. 5f6269

Questions about #465ea2

What color is #465ea2?

#465ea2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(224.35, 39.66%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.624% 0.1126 267.559).

What colors go well with #465ea2?

The complementary color of #465ea2 is #7d5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a9a and #6a529a. The triadic partners are #98453d and #2d733b.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ea2?

White text reads better on #465ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465ea2 a warm or cool color?

#465ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.113.