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#466ca7 color: Waterline Blue

#466ca7 is rgb(70, 108, 167) in RGB and oklch(53.041% 0.10302 258.903) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

53%
0.103
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #466ca7

#466ca7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast and black text 3.96:1, 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: #466ca7 mixed with white

  1. 466ca7
  2. 577ab0
  3. 6989b9
  4. 7b97c2
  5. 8da5cb
  6. 9fb4d4
  7. b2c3dd
  8. c5d2e5
  9. d8e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #466ca7 mixed with black

  1. 466ca7
  2. 3c5d91
  3. 324e7b
  4. 284066
  5. 1e3252
  6. 15253e
  7. 0d192c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #466ca7 with less saturation

  1. 466ca7
  2. 4a6ca1
  3. 4e6d9c
  4. 526d96
  5. 566d90
  6. 5a6d8a
  7. 5e6d84
  8. 616d7e
  9. 656c78
  10. 686c72

Questions about #466ca7

What color is #466ca7?

#466ca7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 108, 167), in HSL hsl(216.49, 40.93%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.041% 0.10302 258.903).

What colors go well with #466ca7?

The complementary color of #466ca7 is #8c6414. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #06769b and #6a61a4. The triadic partners are #9f5154 and #4b7a3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #466ca7?

White text reads better on #466ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and black gives 3.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466ca7 a warm or cool color?

#466ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 53% and its chroma 0.103.