What color is #463B5C?

#463B5C 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 #463B5C?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 92: 70 red, 59 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B5C?

The complementary color is #515C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B5C color

#463B5C rgb(70, 59, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463B5C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 36.1% blue (70, 59, 92).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% 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 10.29:1).

#463B5C color codes

HEX	`#463B5C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, 12.66, -17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 21.96, 305.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.021, 5.203, 10.81)`
Decimal	`4602716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B5C, 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 #463B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #463B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b5c; }
.text { color: #463b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b5c, #563b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463B5C?: #463B5C 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 #463B5C?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 92: 70 red, 59 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B5C?: The complementary color is #515C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.