What color is #463546?

#463546 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463546?

The RGB value is 70, 53, 70: 70 red, 53 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463546?

The complementary color is #354635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463546 color

#463546 rgb(70, 53, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463546 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.8% green and 27.5% blue (70, 53, 70).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#463546 color codes

HEX	`#463546`
RGB	`rgb(70, 53, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, 11.1, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 13.45, 325.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.904, 4.291, 6.363)`
Decimal	`4601158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463546, 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 #463546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #463546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463546; }
.text { color: #463546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 53 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463546, #46353e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463546?: #463546 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463546?: The RGB value is 70, 53, 70: 70 red, 53 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463546?: The complementary color is #354635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.