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#460458 Color

#460458 is rgb(70, 4, 88) in RGB, hsl(287, 91%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 95%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#460458
HEX#460458
RGBrgb(70, 4, 88)
HSLhsl(287, 91%, 18%)
HSVhsv(287, 95%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 95%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(29.4% 0.138 317)
LABlab(15.70% 38.06 -33.50)
LCHlch(15.70% 50.70 318.65)

What #460458 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #460458, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#460458 Channel Values

How #460458 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 4 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 91% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 95% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.8:1 vs white · 1.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #460458 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #460458

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #460458; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #460458

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #460458 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#460458
Protanopia#1C1C58
Protanomaly#321558
Deuteranopia#282857
Deuteranomaly#361E58
Tritanopia#3F1F1F
Tritanomaly#42173D
Achromatopsia#282828

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #460458 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-460458: #460458;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #460458;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-460458': '#460458' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.016, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_460458">#460458</color>
SVG fillfill="#460458"

More Purple Colors

#460458 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#460458 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #460458?

#460458 is a darkest purple — rgb(70, 4, 88) in RGB and hsl(287, 91%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.57.

What is the RGB value of #460458?

#460458 is rgb(70, 4, 88) — red 70, green 4, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #460458?

#460458 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 95%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #460458 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #460458 scores 14.8:1 against white and 1.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #460458 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #460458 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 21.22, which is visibly different.

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