#464557 Color Meaning and Information

#464557 Color Information

#464557 RGB value is (70, 69, 87). The hex color red value is 70, green is 69, and blue is 87. Its HSL format shows a hue of 243°, saturation of 12 percent, and lightness of31 percent. The CMYK process values are 20 percent, 21 percent, 0 percent, 66percent.

#464557

rgb(70, 69, 87)

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#464557 Color Meaning

Color #464557 is a dark, muted shade of blue-gray that leans toward the blue spectrum, offering depth and subtle visual weight. Color #464557 promotes focus, analytical thinking, and calm composure, supporting structured mental engagement. Culturally, color #464557 is used in architecture, fashion, and professional design for stability, authority, and understated elegance. Spiritually, #464557 aligns with the throat chakra, assisting communication clarity and self-expression. In healing practices, #464557 is used to center thoughts, foster patience, and balance rationality with intuition.

Color Conversion

Convert #464557 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX

#464557

RGB

rgb(70, 69, 87)

HSL

hsl(243°, 12%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 66%)

HSV

hsv(243°, 21%, 34%)

XYZ

6.3742 6.2465 9.8866

Yxy

6.2465 0.2832 0.2775

Hunter Lab

24.9930 0.1016 -0.2273

CIE-Lab

30.0259 4.7542 -10.5378

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red70 / 255 (27%)

27%

Green69 / 255 (27%)

27%

Blue87 / 255 (34%)

34%

CMYK Values

Cyan20 / 100 (20%)

20%

Magenta21 / 100 (21%)

21%

Yellow0 / 100 (0%)

Key (Black)66 / 100 (66%)

66%

Color Variations

#464557 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#464557 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #464557 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

Foreground:#FFFFFF

Background:#464557

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

9.34:1

✓WCAG AA

✓WCAG AAA

Normal Text

9.34:1

✓WCAG AA

✓WCAG AAA

UI Components

9.34:1

✓WCAG AA

✓WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #464557 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#464557

protanopia

#464653

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #464557;

Text Color

color: #464557;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #464557;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #46455740;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #464557;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #464557 0%, #2c2b37 100%);

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