What color is #46225E?

#46225E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46225E?

The RGB value is 70, 34, 94: 70 red, 34 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46225E?

The complementary color is #3A5E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46225E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46225E color

#46225E rgb(70, 34, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46225E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 13.3% green and 36.9% blue (70, 34, 94).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#46225E color codes

HEX	`#46225E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 34, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 13.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 64%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.04, 29.17, -29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.04, 41.23, 315.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.118, 3.254, 10.946)`
Decimal	`4596318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46225E, 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 #46225E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46225E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #46225E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46225e; }
.text { color: #46225e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46225e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 34 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46225e, #5e2258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #46225E?: #46225E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46225E?: The RGB value is 70, 34, 94: 70 red, 34 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46225E?: The complementary color is #3A5E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46225E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.