What color is #401943?

#401943 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #401943?

The RGB value is 64, 25, 67: 64 red, 25 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #401943?

The complementary color is #1C4319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #401943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#401943 color

#401943 rgb(64, 25, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #401943 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 9.8% green and 26.3% blue (64, 25, 67).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#401943 color codes

HEX	`#401943`
RGB	`rgb(64, 25, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 9.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 63%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 63%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, 26.05, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 31.77, 325.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.475, 2.191, 5.549)`
Decimal	`4200771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #401943, 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 #401943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#401943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #401943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #401943; }
.text { color: #401943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #401943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 25 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #401943, #431931); }

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Questions

What color is #401943?: #401943 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #401943?: The RGB value is 64, 25, 67: 64 red, 25 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #401943?: The complementary color is #1C4319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #401943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.