What color is #46335A?

#46335A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46335A?

The RGB value is 70, 51, 90: 70 red, 51 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46335A?

The complementary color is #475A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46335A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46335A color

#46335A rgb(70, 51, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46335A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20% green and 35.3% blue (70, 51, 90).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#46335A color codes

HEX	`#46335A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 51, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 43%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, 17.41, -20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 26.72, 310.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.555, 4.408, 10.229)`
Decimal	`4600666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46335A, 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 #46335A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46335A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #46335A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46335a; }
.text { color: #46335a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46335a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 51 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46335a, #5a335a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #46335A?: #46335A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46335A?: The RGB value is 70, 51, 90: 70 red, 51 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46335A?: The complementary color is #475A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46335A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.