What color is #462D50?

#462D50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462D50?

The RGB value is 70, 45, 80: 70 red, 45 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462D50?

The complementary color is #37502D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462D50 color

#462D50 rgb(70, 45, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462D50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.6% green and 31.4% blue (70, 45, 80).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#462D50 color codes

HEX	`#462D50`
RGB	`rgb(70, 45, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, 18.76, -16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 25.29, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.912, 3.758, 8.055)`
Decimal	`4599120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462D50, 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 #462D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #462D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462d50; }
.text { color: #462d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 45 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462d50, #502d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #462D50?: #462D50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462D50?: The RGB value is 70, 45, 80: 70 red, 45 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462D50?: The complementary color is #37502D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.