What color is #46233B?

#46233B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46233B?

The RGB value is 70, 35, 59: 70 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46233B?

The complementary color is #23462E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46233B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46233B color

#46233B rgb(70, 35, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46233B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 13.7% green and 23.1% blue (70, 35, 59).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#46233B color codes

HEX	`#46233B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 35, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 13.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 50%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, 20.5, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 22.06, 338.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.916, 2.82, 4.475)`
Decimal	`4596539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46233B, 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 #46233B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46233B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #46233B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46233b; }
.text { color: #46233b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46233b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 35 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46233b, #462329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #46233B?: #46233B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46233B?: The RGB value is 70, 35, 59: 70 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46233B?: The complementary color is #23462E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46233B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.