Palettes / Colors / #463553

#463553 — Deep Dusty Purple

#463553 is a purple color we call Deep Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #463553 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#463553 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #435436; it also sits naturally between #383654 and #543652. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 21% · Blue 33%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 67%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #463553

.text { color: #463553; }
.background { background-color: #463553; }
.border { border: 3px solid #463553; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 53, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 22%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #463553; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 53, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #463553; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 53, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#463553">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#463553">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #435436:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #463553: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #463553

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #463553 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #463553 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #463552  ·  #463554 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #463553?

#463553 is Deep Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 70, 53, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #463553?

#463553 is RGB 70, 53, 83 — HSL 274°, 22%, 27% — CMYK 16%, 36%, 0%, 67%.

What colors go with #463553?

Its complement is #435436; analogous partners are #383654 and #543652. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #463553 for text?

White text on #463553 has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.89:1.