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#466ea6 color: New Age Blue

#466ea6 is rgb(70, 110, 166) in RGB and oklch(53.441% 0.09947 256.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

53.4%
0.099
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #466ea6

#466ea6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast and black text 4.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Age Blue (#496ead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #466ea6 mixed with white

  1. 466ea6
  2. 587caf
  3. 698ab8
  4. 7b98c2
  5. 8da7cb
  6. a0b5d3
  7. b2c4dc
  8. c5d2e5
  9. d8e1ee
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #466ea6 mixed with black

  1. 466ea6
  2. 3c5f90
  3. 32507a
  4. 284165
  5. 1e3351
  6. 15263e
  7. 0d192b
  8. 050e1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #466ea6 with less saturation

  1. 466ea6
  2. 4a6ea0
  3. 4f6e9b
  4. 536e95
  5. 576e90
  6. 5b6e8a
  7. 5f6e84
  8. 626e7f
  9. 666e79
  10. 696d73

Questions about #466ea6

What color is #466ea6?

#466ea6 is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 110, 166), in HSL hsl(215, 40.68%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.441% 0.09947 256.982).

What colors go well with #466ea6?

The complementary color of #466ea6 is #8d641d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0f789a and #6963a4. The triadic partners are #9e5358 and #507a3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #466ea6?

White text reads better on #466ea6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and black gives 4.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466ea6 a warm or cool color?

#466ea6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.099.