What color is #463551?

#463551 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463551?

The RGB value is 70, 53, 81: 70 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463551?

The complementary color is #405135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463551 color

#463551 rgb(70, 53, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463551 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.8% green and 31.8% blue (70, 53, 81).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#463551 color codes

HEX	`#463551`
RGB	`rgb(70, 53, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 13.74, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 19.75, 314.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.284, 4.442, 8.362)`
Decimal	`4601169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463551, 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 #463551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #463551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463551; }
.text { color: #463551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 53 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463551, #51354e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #463551?: #463551 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463551?: The RGB value is 70, 53, 81: 70 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463551?: The complementary color is #405135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.