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#466ca8 color: Waterline Blue

#466ca8 is rgb(70, 108, 168) in RGB and oklch(53.098% 0.10442 259.2) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

53.1%
0.104
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #466ca8

#466ca8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.29:1 contrast and black text 3.97:1, 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: #466ca8 mixed with white

  1. 466ca8
  2. 577ab1
  3. 6989ba
  4. 7b97c3
  5. 8da6cc
  6. 9fb4d5
  7. b2c3dd
  8. c5d2e6
  9. d8e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #466ca8 mixed with black

  1. 466ca8
  2. 3c5d92
  3. 324e7c
  4. 284067
  5. 1e3252
  6. 15253f
  7. 0d192c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #466ca8 with less saturation

  1. 466ca8
  2. 4a6ca2
  3. 4e6d9c
  4. 526d97
  5. 566d91
  6. 5a6d8b
  7. 5e6d85
  8. 616d7f
  9. 656d78
  10. 686c72

Questions about #466ca8

What color is #466ca8?

#466ca8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 108, 168), in HSL hsl(216.73, 41.18%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.098% 0.10442 259.2).

What colors go well with #466ca8?

The complementary color of #466ca8 is #8c6411. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #02779c and #6b61a4. The triadic partners are #a05153 and #4b7a3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #466ca8?

White text reads better on #466ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and black gives 3.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466ca8 a warm or cool color?

#466ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.104.