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#466aa8 color: Waterline Blue

#466aa8 is rgb(70, 106, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.647% 0.10667 260.68) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

52.6%
0.107
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #466aa8

#466aa8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waterline Blue (#436bad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #466aa8 mixed with white

  1. 466aa8
  2. 5778b1
  3. 6987ba
  4. 7b96c3
  5. 8da4cc
  6. 9fb3d5
  7. b2c2dd
  8. c5d1e6
  9. d8e0ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #466aa8 mixed with black

  1. 466aa8
  2. 3c5b92
  3. 324d7c
  4. 283f67
  5. 1e3152
  6. 15243f
  7. 0d182c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #466aa8 with less saturation

  1. 466aa8
  2. 4a6aa2
  3. 4e6b9c
  4. 526b96
  5. 566b90
  6. 596b8a
  7. 5d6b84
  8. 606b7e
  9. 646b77
  10. 676b71

Questions about #466aa8

What color is #466aa8?

#466aa8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 106, 168), in HSL hsl(217.96, 41.18%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.647% 0.10667 260.68).

What colors go well with #466aa8?

The complementary color of #466aa8 is #8a6307. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00759d and #6b5fa3. The triadic partners are #9f4f50 and #467a3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #466aa8?

White text reads better on #466aa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466aa8 a warm or cool color?

#466aa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.107.