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#465891 Color

#465891 is rgb(70, 88, 145) in RGB, hsl(226, 35%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is B'dazzled Blue (#2E5894), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#465891
HEX#465891
RGBrgb(70, 88, 145)
HSLhsl(226, 35%, 42%)
HSVhsv(226, 52%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.095 269.3)
LABlab(37.98% 5.95 -34.19)
LCHlch(37.98% 34.70 279.88)

What #465891 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 #465891, 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.

#465891 Channel Values

How #465891 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 88 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 35% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 52% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.85:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #465891 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #465891

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #465891; 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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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #465891

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #465891 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#465891
Protanopia#555591
Protanomaly#505691
Deuteranopia#535391
Deuteranomaly#4E5591
Tritanopia#376262
Tritanomaly#3D5E77
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #465891 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-465891: #465891;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #465891;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-465891': '#465891' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.345, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_465891">#465891</color>
SVG fillfill="#465891"

More Blue Colors

#465891 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#465891 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #465891?

#465891 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(70, 88, 145) in RGB and hsl(226, 35%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is B'dazzled Blue (#2E5894), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #465891?

#465891 is rgb(70, 88, 145) — red 70, green 88, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #465891?

#465891 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #465891 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #465891 scores 6.85:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #465891 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #465891 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.27, which is visibly different.

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