What color is #46215A?

#46215A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46215A?

The RGB value is 70, 33, 90: 70 red, 33 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46215A?

The complementary color is #355A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46215A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46215A color

#46215A rgb(70, 33, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46215A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 12.9% green and 35.3% blue (70, 33, 90).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 46% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#46215A color codes

HEX	`#46215A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 33, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 12.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 46%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 63%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 63%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 28.73, -27.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 39.61, 316.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.915, 3.128, 10.016)`
Decimal	`4596058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46215A, 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 #46215A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46215A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #46215A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46215a; }
.text { color: #46215a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46215a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 33 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46215a, #5a2152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #46215A?: #46215A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46215A?: The RGB value is 70, 33, 90: 70 red, 33 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46215A?: The complementary color is #355A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46215A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.