What color is #460946?

#460946 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #460946?

The RGB value is 70, 9, 70: 70 red, 9 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #460946?

The complementary color is #094609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #460946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#460946 color

#460946 rgb(70, 9, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #460946 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 3.5% green and 27.5% blue (70, 9, 70).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 77% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#460946 color codes

HEX	`#460946`
RGB	`rgb(70, 9, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 3.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 77%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 87%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.17, 35.55, -22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.17, 41.94, 327.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.729, 1.94, 5.971)`
Decimal	`4589894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #460946, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #460946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#460946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #460946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #460946; }
.text { color: #460946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #460946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 9 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #460946, #460928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #460946?: #460946 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #460946?: The RGB value is 70, 9, 70: 70 red, 9 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #460946?: The complementary color is #094609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #460946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.