What color is #463B76?

#463B76 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463B76?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 118: 70 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B76?

The complementary color is #6B763B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B76 color

#463B76 rgb(70, 59, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #463B76 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 46.3% blue (70, 59, 118).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#463B76 color codes

HEX	`#463B76`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 50%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 50%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, 20.26, -32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 38.15, 302.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.359, 5.738, 17.856)`
Decimal	`4602742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B76, 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 #463B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #463B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b76; }
.text { color: #463b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b76, #643b76); }

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Questions

What color is #463B76?: #463B76 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463B76?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 118: 70 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B76?: The complementary color is #6B763B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.