What color is #46334B?

#46334B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46334B?

The RGB value is 70, 51, 75: 70 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46334B?

The complementary color is #384B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46334B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46334B color

#46334B rgb(70, 51, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46334B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20% green and 29.4% blue (70, 51, 75).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#46334B color codes

HEX	`#46334B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 51, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 13.59, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 17.79, 319.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.979, 4.178, 7.199)`
Decimal	`4600651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46334B, 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 #46334B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46334B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #46334B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46334b; }
.text { color: #46334b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46334b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 51 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46334b, #4b3344); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46334B?: #46334B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46334B?: The RGB value is 70, 51, 75: 70 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46334B?: The complementary color is #384B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46334B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.