What color is #401430?

#401430 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401430?

The RGB value is 64, 20, 48: 64 red, 20 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401430?

The complementary color is #144024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401430 color

#401430 rgb(64, 20, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401430 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 7.8% green and 18.8% blue (64, 20, 48).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 52% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#401430 color codes

HEX	`#401430`
RGB	`rgb(64, 20, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 7.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 52%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 69%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.42, 25.07, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.42, 26.29, 342.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.898, 1.804, 2.991)`
Decimal	`4199472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401430, 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 #401430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #401430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401430; }
.text { color: #401430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 20 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401430, #40141a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #401430?: #401430 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401430?: The RGB value is 64, 20, 48: 64 red, 20 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401430?: The complementary color is #144024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.