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#465ea3 color: Bio Blue

#465ea3 is rgb(70, 94, 163) in RGB and oklch(49.687% 0.11406 267.69) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

49.7%
0.114
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #465ea3

#465ea3 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #465ea3 mixed with white

  1. 465ea3
  2. 576ead
  3. 687db6
  4. 798dc0
  5. 8b9dc9
  6. 9eadd3
  7. b0bddc
  8. c4cde5
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465ea3 mixed with black

  1. 465ea3
  2. 3c518d
  3. 324478
  4. 283763
  5. 1e2b4f
  6. 151f3c
  7. 0d142a
  8. 050a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ea3 with less saturation

  1. 465ea3
  2. 495f9d
  3. 4c6096
  4. 4e6090
  5. 51618a
  6. 546183
  7. 57627d
  8. 5a6276
  9. 5d6270
  10. 5f6269

Questions about #465ea3

What color is #465ea3?

#465ea3 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 94, 163), in HSL hsl(224.52, 39.91%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.687% 0.11406 267.69).

What colors go well with #465ea3?

The complementary color of #465ea3 is #7e5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a9b and #6b529a. The triadic partners are #99453d and #2c733a.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ea3?

White text reads better on #465ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465ea3 a warm or cool color?

#465ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.114.