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#465fa3 color: Bio Blue

#465fa3 is rgb(70, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(49.905% 0.11278 267.076) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

49.9%
0.113
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465fa3

#465fa3 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.13:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, 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: #465fa3 mixed with white

  1. 465fa3
  2. 576fad
  3. 687eb6
  4. 798ec0
  5. 8b9ec9
  6. 9eadd2
  7. b1bddc
  8. c4cee5
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465fa3 mixed with black

  1. 465fa3
  2. 3c528d
  3. 324478
  4. 283863
  5. 1e2c4f
  6. 15203c
  7. 0d152a
  8. 050a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465fa3 with less saturation

  1. 465fa3
  2. 49609d
  3. 4c6197
  4. 4f6190
  5. 52628a
  6. 546284
  7. 57637d
  8. 5a6377
  9. 5d6370
  10. 60636a

Questions about #465fa3

What color is #465fa3?

#465fa3 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(223.87, 39.91%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.905% 0.11278 267.076).

What colors go well with #465fa3?

The complementary color of #465fa3 is #7e5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b9b and #6a539b. The triadic partners are #99463e and #2f743b.

Is white or black text more readable on #465fa3?

White text reads better on #465fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465fa3 a warm or cool color?

#465fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.113.