What color is #463B57?

#463B57 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 #463B57?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 87: 70 red, 59 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B57?

The complementary color is #4C573B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B57 color

#463B57 rgb(70, 59, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463B57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 34.1% blue (70, 59, 87).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#463B57 color codes

HEX	`#463B57`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.07, 11.32, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.07, 18.84, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.81, 5.118, 9.697)`
Decimal	`4602711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B57, 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 #463B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #463B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b57; }
.text { color: #463b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b57, #543b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463B57?: #463B57 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 #463B57?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 87: 70 red, 59 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B57?: The complementary color is #4C573B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.