What color is #46405A?

#46405A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46405A?

The RGB value is 70, 64, 90: 70 red, 64 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46405A?

The complementary color is #545A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46405A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46405A color

#46405A rgb(70, 64, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46405A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.1% green and 35.3% blue (70, 64, 90).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#46405A color codes

HEX	`#46405A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 64, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 29%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.66, 8.82, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.66, 17.02, 301.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.204, 5.707, 10.446)`
Decimal	`4603994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46405A, 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 #46405A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46405A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #46405A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46405a; }
.text { color: #46405a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46405a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 64 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46405a, #53405a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46405A?: #46405A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46405A?: The RGB value is 70, 64, 90: 70 red, 64 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46405A?: The complementary color is #545A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46405A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.