What color is #460EB5?

#460EB5 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #460EB5?

The RGB value is 70, 14, 181: 70 red, 14 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #460EB5?

The complementary color is #7DB50E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #460EB5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#460EB5 color

#460EB5 rgb(70, 14, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #460EB5 is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 5.5% green and 71% blue (70, 14, 181).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 86% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Highway (#3311BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#460EB5 color codes

HEX	`#460EB5`
RGB	`rgb(70, 14, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 5.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 86%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 92%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 92%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, 60.21, -74.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 95.8, 308.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.021, 4.952, 44.082)`
Decimal	`4591285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #460EB5, 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 #460EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#460EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #460EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #460eb5; }
.text { color: #460eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #460eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 14 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #460eb5, #9a0eb5); }

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Questions

What color is #460EB5?: #460EB5 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #460EB5?: The RGB value is 70, 14, 181: 70 red, 14 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #460EB5?: The complementary color is #7DB50E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #460EB5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.