What color is #463A55?

#463A55 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 #463A55?

The RGB value is 70, 58, 85: 70 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463A55?

The complementary color is #49553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463A55?

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.

#463A55 color

#463A55 rgb(70, 58, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463A55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.7% green and 33.3% blue (70, 58, 85).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#463A55 color codes

HEX	`#463A55`
RGB	`rgb(70, 58, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 11.46, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 18.35, 308.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.678, 4.984, 9.255)`
Decimal	`4602453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463A55, 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 #463A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463A55 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 #463A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463a55; }
.text { color: #463a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 58 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463a55, #543a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463A55?: #463A55 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 #463A55?: The RGB value is 70, 58, 85: 70 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463A55?: The complementary color is #49553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463A55?: 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.