What color is #46193F?

#46193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46193F?

The RGB value is 70, 25, 63: 70 red, 25 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46193F?

The complementary color is #194620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46193F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46193F color

#46193F rgb(70, 25, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 9.8% green and 24.7% blue (70, 25, 63).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#46193F color codes

HEX	`#46193F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 25, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 9.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, 27.18, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 30.61, 332.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.771, 2.357, 4.958)`
Decimal	`4593983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46193F, 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 #46193F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46193F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #46193F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46193f; }
.text { color: #46193f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46193f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 25 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46193f, #461929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #46193F?: #46193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46193F?: The RGB value is 70, 25, 63: 70 red, 25 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46193F?: The complementary color is #194620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46193F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.