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#465ea6 color: Bio Blue

#465ea6 is rgb(70, 94, 166) in RGB and oklch(49.876% 0.11845 268.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

49.9%
0.118
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

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 #465ea6

#465ea6 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 268°.

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 Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #465ea6 mixed with white

  1. 465ea6
  2. 566eb0
  3. 687db9
  4. 798dc2
  5. 8b9dcb
  6. 9eadd4
  7. b0bddd
  8. c4cde6
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #465ea6 mixed with black

  1. 465ea6
  2. 3c5190
  3. 32447a
  4. 283765
  5. 1e2b51
  6. 151f3e
  7. 0d142b
  8. 050a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465ea6 with less saturation

  1. 465ea6
  2. 495fa0
  3. 4c6099
  4. 4f6192
  5. 51618c
  6. 546285
  7. 57627f
  8. 5a6378
  9. 5d6371
  10. 60636a

Questions about #465ea6

What color is #465ea6?

#465ea6 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 94, 166), in HSL hsl(225, 40.68%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.876% 0.11845 268.054).

What colors go well with #465ea6?

The complementary color of #465ea6 is #7f5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a9e and #6c529d. The triadic partners are #9b443b and #287539.

Is white or black text more readable on #465ea6?

White text reads better on #465ea6: 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 #465ea6 a warm or cool color?

#465ea6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.118.