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#465fa4 color: Bio Blue

#465fa4 is rgb(70, 95, 164) in RGB and oklch(49.967% 0.11424 267.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

50%
0.114
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #465fa4

#465fa4 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.12:1 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: #465fa4 mixed with white

  1. 465fa4
  2. 576fae
  3. 687eb7
  4. 798ec1
  5. 8b9eca
  6. 9eadd3
  7. b1bddc
  8. c4cee5
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #465fa4 mixed with black

  1. 465fa4
  2. 3c528e
  3. 324479
  4. 283864
  5. 1e2c50
  6. 15203d
  7. 0d152b
  8. 050a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #465fa4 with less saturation

  1. 465fa4
  2. 49609e
  3. 4c6197
  4. 4f6191
  5. 52628b
  6. 556284
  7. 57637e
  8. 5a6377
  9. 5d6371
  10. 60636a

Questions about #465fa4

What color is #465fa4?

#465fa4 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 95, 164), in HSL hsl(224.04, 40.17%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.967% 0.11424 267.215).

What colors go well with #465fa4?

The complementary color of #465fa4 is #7f5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b9c and #6b539c. The triadic partners are #9a463e and #2d743a.

Is white or black text more readable on #465fa4?

White text reads better on #465fa4: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #465fa4 a warm or cool color?

#465fa4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.114.