What color is #46415E?

#46415E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46415E?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 94: 70 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46415E?

The complementary color is #595E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46415E color

#46415E rgb(70, 65, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46415E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (70, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#46415E color codes

HEX	`#46415E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.14, 9.25, -16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.14, 18.83, 299.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.436, 5.891, 11.385)`
Decimal	`4604254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46415E, 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 #46415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #46415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46415e; }
.text { color: #46415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46415e, #55415e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46415E?: #46415E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46415E?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 94: 70 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46415E?: The complementary color is #595E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.