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#466ebe color: Palace Blue

#466ebe is rgb(70, 110, 190) in RGB and oklch(54.854% 0.1329 262.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

54.9%
0.133
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #466ebe

#466ebe is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Palace Blue (#3973c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #466ebe mixed with white

  1. 466ebe
  2. 577dc5
  3. 698bcd
  4. 7b99d3
  5. 8da8da
  6. 9fb6e1
  7. b2c5e7
  8. c5d3ed
  9. d8e2f4
  10. ebf0f9

Darker: #466ebe mixed with black

  1. 466ebe
  2. 3c5fa5
  3. 32508c
  4. 284175
  5. 1e335e
  6. 152648
  7. 0d1933
  8. 050e1f
  9. 02040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #466ebe with less saturation

  1. 466ebe
  2. 4b6fb7
  3. 4f70af
  4. 5470a8
  5. 5871a0
  6. 5c7198
  7. 617191
  8. 657289
  9. 697181
  10. 6d7179

Questions about #466ebe

What color is #466ebe?

#466ebe is soft blue. The closest named color is Palace Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 110, 190), in HSL hsl(220, 48%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.854% 0.1329 262.767).

What colors go well with #466ebe?

The complementary color of #466ebe is #966800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007cb1 and #7560b7. The triadic partners are #b14c4c and #3b8438.

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

White text reads better on #466ebe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #466ebe a warm or cool color?

#466ebe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.133.