What color is #463F73?

#463F73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463F73?

The RGB value is 70, 63, 115: 70 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463F73?

The complementary color is #6C733F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463F73 color

#463F73 rgb(70, 63, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #463F73 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.7% green and 45.1% blue (70, 63, 115).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#463F73 color codes

HEX	`#463F73`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 45%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, 16.7, -28.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 33.46, 299.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.397, 6.095, 17.003)`
Decimal	`4603763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F73, 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 #463F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #463F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f73; }
.text { color: #463f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f73, #603f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #463F73?: #463F73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463F73?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 115: 70 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F73?: The complementary color is #6C733F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.