What color is #401142?

#401142 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401142?

The RGB value is 64, 17, 66: 64 red, 17 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401142?

The complementary color is #134211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401142 color

#401142 rgb(64, 17, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401142 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 6.7% green and 25.9% blue (64, 17, 66).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 59% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#401142 color codes

HEX	`#401142`
RGB	`rgb(64, 17, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 6.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 59%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 74%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 74%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.87, 30.03, -20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.87, 36.08, 326.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.298, 1.884, 5.343)`
Decimal	`4198722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401142, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #401142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #401142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401142; }
.text { color: #401142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 17 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401142, #42112c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #401142?: #401142 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401142?: The RGB value is 64, 17, 66: 64 red, 17 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401142?: The complementary color is #134211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.