What color is #46344E?

#46344E 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 #46344E?

The RGB value is 70, 52, 78: 70 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46344E?

The complementary color is #3C4E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46344E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46344E color

#46344E rgb(70, 52, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46344E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.4% green and 30.6% blue (70, 52, 78).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#46344E color codes

HEX	`#46344E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 52, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.67, 13.66, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.67, 18.74, 316.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.129, 4.308, 7.768)`
Decimal	`4600910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46344E, 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 #46344E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46344E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #46344E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46344e; }
.text { color: #46344e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46344e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 52 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46344e, #4e3449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #46344E?: #46344E 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 #46344E?: The RGB value is 70, 52, 78: 70 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46344E?: The complementary color is #3C4E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46344E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.