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#466fa3 color: Great Serpent

#466fa3 is rgb(70, 111, 163) in RGB and oklch(53.507% 0.09433 254.993) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

53.5%
0.094
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

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 #466fa3

#466fa3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 255°.

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 Great Serpent (#4a72a3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #466fa3 mixed with white

  1. 466fa3
  2. 587dac
  3. 698bb6
  4. 7b99bf
  5. 8da7c8
  6. a0b5d2
  7. b2c4db
  8. c5d3e4
  9. d8e1ed
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #466fa3 mixed with black

  1. 466fa3
  2. 3c608d
  3. 325178
  4. 284263
  5. 1e344f
  6. 15273c
  7. 0d1a2a
  8. 050e19
  9. 02040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #466fa3 with less saturation

  1. 466fa3
  2. 4b6f9e
  3. 4f6f99
  4. 536f93
  5. 576f8e
  6. 5b6f89
  7. 5f6f83
  8. 626e7e
  9. 666e78
  10. 6a6e73

Questions about #466fa3

What color is #466fa3?

#466fa3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Great Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(70, 111, 163), in HSL hsl(213.55, 39.91%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.507% 0.09433 254.993).

What colors go well with #466fa3?

The complementary color of #466fa3 is #8d6425. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #197896 and #6865a2. The triadic partners are #9c555b and #557940.

Is white or black text more readable on #466fa3?

White text reads better on #466fa3: 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 #466fa3 a warm or cool color?

#466fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.094.