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#464E8A

#464e8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#464e8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.28% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 232.94°, with 32.69% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.0859

Complementary

  1. #464e8a
  2. #8a8246

Split complementary

  1. #464e8a
  2. #8a6046
  3. #708a46

Analogous

  1. #46708a
  2. #464e8a
  3. #60468a

Triadic

  1. #464e8a
  2. #8a464e
  3. #4e8a46

Tetradic

  1. #464e8a
  2. #82468a
  3. #8a8246
  4. #4e8a46

Square

  1. #464e8a
  2. #8a4670
  3. #8a8246
  4. #468a60

Monochromatic

  1. #131524
  2. #2c3157
  3. #464e8a
  4. #6972b3
  5. #9ca2cd

Shades

#464e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #464e8a
  2. #3f467c
  3. #383e6e
  4. #313761
  5. #2a2f53
  6. #232745
  7. #1c1f37
  8. #151729
  9. #0e101c
  10. #07080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#464e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #464e8a
  2. #596096
  3. #6b71a1
  4. #7e83ad
  5. #9095b9
  6. #a3a7c5
  7. #b5b8d0
  8. #c8cadc
  9. #dadce8
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#464e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #464e8a
  2. #4c5389
  3. #525888
  4. #575d87
  5. #5d6286
  6. #636785
  7. #696c84
  8. #6f7183
  9. #747682
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e516d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36568c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #305089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c5b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d538b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385676 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-464e8a {
  color: #464e8a;
}
Background
.bg-464e8a {
  background-color: #464e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-464e8a {
  border: 2px solid #464e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #464e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 33% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-464e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #464e8a, #60468a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-464e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.58 #b9b175 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#464e8a  rgb(70, 78, 138)  hsl(233, 33%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a8246  rgb(138, 130, 70)  hsl(53, 33%, 41%)  Olive
#8a464e  rgb(138, 70, 78)  hsl(353, 33%, 41%)  Cordovan
#4e8a46  rgb(78, 138, 70)  hsl(113, 33%, 41%)  Sea Green