What color is #463D79?

#463D79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463D79?

The RGB value is 70, 61, 121: 70 red, 61 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463D79?

The complementary color is #70793D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463D79 color

#463D79 rgb(70, 61, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #463D79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.9% green and 47.5% blue (70, 61, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 33% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#463D79 color codes

HEX	`#463D79`
RGB	`rgb(70, 61, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 33%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 50%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.46, 19.87, -33.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.46, 38.58, 301)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.645, 6.02, 18.845)`
Decimal	`4603257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463D79, 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 #463D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #463D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463d79; }
.text { color: #463d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 61 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463d79, #643d79); }

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Questions

What color is #463D79?: #463D79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463D79?: The RGB value is 70, 61, 121: 70 red, 61 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463D79?: The complementary color is #70793D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.