What color is #463B5F?

#463B5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463B5F?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 95: 70 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B5F?

The complementary color is #545F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B5F color

#463B5F rgb(70, 59, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463B5F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 37.3% blue (70, 59, 95).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#463B5F color codes

HEX	`#463B5F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.45, 13.49, -19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.45, 23.84, 304.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.155, 5.256, 11.515)`
Decimal	`4602719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B5F, 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 #463B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #463B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b5f; }
.text { color: #463b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b5f, #583b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #463B5F?: #463B5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463B5F?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 95: 70 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B5F?: The complementary color is #545F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.