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#466caa color: Waterline Blue

#466caa is rgb(70, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.212% 0.10722 259.764) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

53.2%
0.107
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #466caa

#466caa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, 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: #466caa mixed with white

  1. 466caa
  2. 577ab3
  3. 6989bc
  4. 7b97c5
  5. 8da6cd
  6. 9fb4d6
  7. b2c3de
  8. c5d2e7
  9. d8e1ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #466caa mixed with black

  1. 466caa
  2. 3c5d93
  3. 324e7d
  4. 284068
  5. 1e3253
  6. 15253f
  7. 0d192d
  8. 050d1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #466caa with less saturation

  1. 466caa
  2. 4a6ca4
  3. 4e6d9e
  4. 526d98
  5. 566d92
  6. 5a6d8c
  7. 5e6d86
  8. 626d7f
  9. 656d79
  10. 696d73

Questions about #466caa

What color is #466caa?

#466caa is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(217.2, 41.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.212% 0.10722 259.764).

What colors go well with #466caa?

The complementary color of #466caa is #8d640a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779e and #6c60a6. The triadic partners are #a15052 and #497b3d.

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

White text reads better on #466caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and black gives 3.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466caa a warm or cool color?

#466caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.107.