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#465fa1 color: Bio Blue

#465fa1 is rgb(70, 95, 161) in RGB and oklch(49.782% 0.10985 266.782) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

49.8%
0.110
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

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 #465fa1

#465fa1 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 267°.

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: #465fa1 mixed with white

  1. 465fa1
  2. 576fab
  3. 687eb5
  4. 798ebe
  5. 8b9dc8
  6. 9eadd1
  7. b1bddb
  8. c4cee4
  9. d7deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465fa1 mixed with black

  1. 465fa1
  2. 3c528b
  3. 324476
  4. 283862
  5. 1e2c4e
  6. 15203c
  7. 0d152a
  8. 050a19
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465fa1 with less saturation

  1. 465fa1
  2. 49609b
  3. 4c6195
  4. 4f618f
  5. 516289
  6. 546283
  7. 57627c
  8. 5a6276
  9. 5d6370
  10. 606369

Questions about #465fa1

What color is #465fa1?

#465fa1 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 95, 161), in HSL hsl(223.52, 39.39%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.782% 0.10985 266.782).

What colors go well with #465fa1?

The complementary color of #465fa1 is #7e5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a99 and #6a5499. The triadic partners are #974740 and #31733b.

Is white or black text more readable on #465fa1?

White text reads better on #465fa1: 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 #465fa1 a warm or cool color?

#465fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.11.