#465677 Color

#465677 is rgb(70, 86, 119) in RGB, hsl(220, 26%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Independence (#4C516D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#465677

HEX#465677

RGBrgb(70, 86, 119)

HSLhsl(220, 26%, 37%)

HSVhsv(220, 41%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.058 264.3)

LABlab(36.28% 0.58 -21.02)

LCHlch(36.28% 21.03 271.59)

What #465677 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 #465677, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Independence#4C516DΔE 5.11 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 5.43 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 7.15 Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 9.93 Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 11.31 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 12.66

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#465677 Channel Values

How #465677 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 70 · G 86 · B 119	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 220° · S 26% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 220° · S 41% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.35:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #465677 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 text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #465677

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #465677; 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 #465677

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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How #465677 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#465677

Protanopia#545477

Protanomaly#4E5577

Deuteranopia#515177

Deuteranomaly#4D5377

Tritanopia#3F5B5B

Tritanomaly#425967

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #465677 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-465677: #465677;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #465677;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-465677': '#465677' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.337, blue: 0.467)

Android XML<color name="color_465677">#465677</color>

SVG fillfill="#465677"

More Blue Colors

#465677 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#465677 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #465677?

#465677 is a dark blue — rgb(70, 86, 119) in RGB and hsl(220, 26%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Independence (#4C516D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #465677?

#465677 is rgb(70, 86, 119) — red 70, green 86, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #465677?

#465677 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #465677 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #465677 scores 7.35:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #465677 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #465677 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 19.75, which is visibly different.

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