#463A4B Color

#463A4B is rgb(70, 58, 75) in RGB, hsl(282, 13%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Taupe (#50404D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#463A4B

HEX#463A4B

RGBrgb(70, 58, 75)

HSLhsl(282, 13%, 26%)

HSVhsv(282, 23%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(36.8% 0.033 315.9)

LABlab(26.22% 8.19 -8.40)

LCHlch(26.22% 11.73 314.30)

What #463A4B 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 #463A4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 4.48 Graphite#41424CΔE 7.43 Quartz#51484FΔE 8.49 Xumo#413639ΔE 9.14 Dark Liver#534B4FΔE 10.65 English Violet#563C5CΔE 10.8

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

#463A4B Channel Values

How #463A4B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 70 · G 58 · B 75	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 13% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 23% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.67:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #463A4B 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 text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #463A4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #463A4B; 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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Tints & Shades of #463A4B

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.

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How #463A4B 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#463A4B

Protanopia#3C3C4B

Protanomaly#403B4B

Deuteranopia#3E3E4B

Deuteranomaly#413D4B

Tritanopia#443C3C

Tritanomaly#453B43

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #463A4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-463a4b: #463A4B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #463A4B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-463a4b': '#463A4B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.227, blue: 0.294)

Android XML<color name="color_463a4b">#463A4B</color>

SVG fillfill="#463A4B"

More Purple Colors

#463A4B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#463A4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #463A4B?

#463A4B is a dark purple — rgb(70, 58, 75) in RGB and hsl(282, 13%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Taupe (#50404D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #463A4B?

#463A4B is rgb(70, 58, 75) — red 70, green 58, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #463A4B?

#463A4B converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #463A4B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #463A4B scores 10.67:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #463A4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #463A4B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.5, which is visibly different.

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