Palettes / Colors / #463579

#463579 — Muted Purple

#463579 is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #463579 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.

#463579 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 #687935; it also sits naturally between #354679 and #683579. 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 47%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #463579

.text { color: #463579; }
.background { background-color: #463579; }
.border { border: 3px solid #463579; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 53, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 39%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #463579; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 53, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #463579; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 53, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#463579">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#463579">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #687935:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #463579: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #463579

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 #463579 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 #463579 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

← #463578  ·  #46357A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #463579?

#463579 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 70, 53, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #463579?

#463579 is RGB 70, 53, 121 — HSL 255°, 39%, 34% — CMYK 42%, 56%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #463579?

Its complement is #687935; analogous partners are #354679 and #683579. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #463579 for text?

White text on #463579 has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.05:1.