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#464CEC Color

#464CEC is rgb(70, 76, 236) in RGB, hsl(238, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 68%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#464CEC
HEX#464CEC
RGBrgb(70, 76, 236)
HSLhsl(238, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(238, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.234 273.1)
LABlab(40.62% 38.79 -82.91)
LCHlch(40.62% 91.54 295.07)

What #464CEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #464CEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#464CEC Channel Values

How #464CEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 76 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #464CEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #464CEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #464CEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #464CEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #464CEC.

How #464CEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#464CEC
Protanopia#4B4BEC
Protanomaly#494BEC
Deuteranopia#4A4AEC
Deuteranomaly#484BEC
Tritanopia#007272
Tritanomaly#0965B0
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #464CEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-464cec: #464CEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #464CEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-464cec': '#464CEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.298, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_464cec">#464CEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#464CEC"

More Blue Colors

#464CEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#464CEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #464CEC?

#464CEC is a light blue — rgb(70, 76, 236) in RGB and hsl(238, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #464CEC?

#464CEC is rgb(70, 76, 236) — red 70, green 76, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #464CEC?

#464CEC converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #464CEC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #464CEC scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #464CEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #464CEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 20.21, which is visibly different.

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