What color is #46435A?

#46435A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46435A?

The RGB value is 70, 67, 90: 70 red, 67 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46435A?

The complementary color is #575A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46435A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46435A color

#46435A rgb(70, 67, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46435A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.3% green and 35.3% blue (70, 67, 90).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#46435A color codes

HEX	`#46435A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 67, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, 6.85, -13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 14.86, 297.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.378, 6.055, 10.503)`
Decimal	`4604762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46435A, 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 #46435A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46435A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #46435A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46435a; }
.text { color: #46435a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46435a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 67 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46435a, #52435a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46435A?: #46435A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46435A?: The RGB value is 70, 67, 90: 70 red, 67 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46435A?: The complementary color is #575A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46435A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.