What color is #46395B?

#46395B 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 #46395B?

The RGB value is 70, 57, 91: 70 red, 57 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46395B?

The complementary color is #4E5B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46395B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46395B color

#46395B rgb(70, 57, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #46395B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.4% green and 35.7% blue (70, 57, 91).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#46395B color codes

HEX	`#46395B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 57, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 13.71, -18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 22.83, 306.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.877, 4.984, 10.548)`
Decimal	`4602203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46395B, 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 #46395B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46395B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #46395B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46395b; }
.text { color: #46395b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46395b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 57 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46395b, #57395b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46395B?: #46395B 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 #46395B?: The RGB value is 70, 57, 91: 70 red, 57 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46395B?: The complementary color is #4E5B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46395B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.