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#463271

#463271 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 39% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #463271 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#463271
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #463271?

#463271 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 39% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #463271 in RGB?

#463271 is rgb(70, 50, 113): 70 red, 50 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #463271 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(38, 56, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #463271?

PANTONE 268 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #463271?

Its complement #2D4500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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