Close to Midnight Blue
#46166C
#46166C is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 8.6% green, and 42.4% blue. Its hue is 273°, with 66% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #46166C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.19:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.59:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.19:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.59:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #46166C as they’d see it.
#46166C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #46166C
What color is #46166C?
#46166C is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 8.6% green, and 42.4% blue. Its hue is 273°, with 66% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #46166C in RGB?
#46166C is rgb(70, 22, 108): 70 red, 22 green, and 108 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #46166C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(35, 80, 0, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #46166C?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #46166C?
Its complement #183700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.