Palettes / Colors / #465286

#465286 — Dusty Blue

#465286 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#465286 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #867A46; it also sits naturally between #467286 and #5A4686. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 32% · Blue 53%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #465286

.text { color: #465286; }
.background { background-color: #465286; }
.border { border: 3px solid #465286; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 82, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 31%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #465286; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 82, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #465286; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 82, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#465286">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#465286">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #867A46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #465286: #FFFFFF.

How #465286 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #465286 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #465286?

#465286 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 70, 82, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #465286?

#465286 is RGB 70, 82, 134 — HSL 229°, 31%, 40% — CMYK 48%, 39%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #465286?

Its complement is #867A46; analogous partners are #467286 and #5A4686. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #465286 for text?

White text on #465286 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.81:1.