What color is #46384D?

#46384D 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 #46384D?

The RGB value is 70, 56, 77: 70 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46384D?

The complementary color is #3F4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46384D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46384D color

#46384D rgb(70, 56, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46384D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22% green and 30.2% blue (70, 56, 77).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#46384D color codes

HEX	`#46384D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 56, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, 10.76, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 15.03, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.279, 4.666, 7.642)`
Decimal	`4601933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46384D, 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 #46384D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46384D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #46384D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46384d; }
.text { color: #46384d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46384d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 56 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46384d, #4d3849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46384D?: #46384D 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 #46384D?: The RGB value is 70, 56, 77: 70 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46384D?: The complementary color is #3F4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46384D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.