Information about #464E81 color

#464E81 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#464E81 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 78, 129) — 27.5% red, 30.6% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 20 / 0 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#464E81 is a moderately toned deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Purple Navy (#4E5180). Slightly further away sit Dusk (#4E5481) and Magik (#3E4C7A).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 78, 129) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #464E81: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#464E81 color variations

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#464E81 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #464E81

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#464E81
  • RGB70, 78, 129
  • CMYK23, 20, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(70, 78, 129)
  • HSL232°, 30%, 39%
  • HSL Precise231.864°, 29.648%, 39.02%
  • HSV232°, 46%, 51%
  • HSB232°, 46%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.306, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.306, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.306, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID464E81
  • DECIMAL ID4607617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01