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#466ea9 color: New Age Blue

#466ea9 is rgb(70, 110, 169) in RGB and oklch(53.608% 0.10362 257.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

53.6%
0.104
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #466ea9

#466ea9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.17:1 contrast and black text 4.06:1, 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: #466ea9 mixed with white

  1. 466ea9
  2. 587cb2
  3. 698abb
  4. 7b98c4
  5. 8da7cc
  6. a0b5d5
  7. b2c4de
  8. c5d2e6
  9. d8e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #466ea9 mixed with black

  1. 466ea9
  2. 3c5f92
  3. 32507c
  4. 284167
  5. 1e3353
  6. 15263f
  7. 0d192c
  8. 050e1b
  9. 02040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #466ea9 with less saturation

  1. 466ea9
  2. 4a6ea3
  3. 4f6f9d
  4. 536f98
  5. 576f92
  6. 5b6f8c
  7. 5f6f86
  8. 636e80
  9. 666e7a
  10. 6a6e74

Questions about #466ea9

What color is #466ea9?

#466ea9 is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 110, 169), in HSL hsl(215.76, 41.42%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.608% 0.10362 257.973).

What colors go well with #466ea9?

The complementary color of #466ea9 is #8e6516. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #04789c and #6b63a6. The triadic partners are #a15256 and #4e7b3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #466ea9?

White text reads better on #466ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and black gives 4.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466ea9 a warm or cool color?

#466ea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.104.