What color is #46384F?

#46384F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46384F?

The RGB value is 70, 56, 79: 70 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46384F?

The complementary color is #414F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46384F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46384F color

#46384F rgb(70, 56, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46384F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22% green and 31% blue (70, 56, 79).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% 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 10.83:1).

#46384F color codes

HEX	`#46384F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 56, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, 11.25, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 16.22, 313.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.351, 4.695, 8.02)`
Decimal	`4601935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46384F, 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 #46384F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46384F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #46384F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46384f; }
.text { color: #46384f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46384f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 56 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46384f, #4f384d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46384F?: #46384F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46384F?: The RGB value is 70, 56, 79: 70 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46384F?: The complementary color is #414F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46384F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.