What color is #420F48?

#420F48 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 #420F48?

The RGB value is 66, 15, 72: 66 red, 15 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420F48?

The complementary color is #15480F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420F48 color

#420F48 rgb(66, 15, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #420F48 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 5.9% green and 28.2% blue (66, 15, 72).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#420F48 color codes

HEX	`#420F48`
RGB	`rgb(66, 15, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 5.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 79%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 79%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.32, 32.72, -23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.32, 40.25, 324.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.587, 1.968, 6.321)`
Decimal	`4329288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420F48, 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 #420F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #420F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420f48; }
.text { color: #420f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 15 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420f48, #480f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #420F48?: #420F48 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 #420F48?: The RGB value is 66, 15, 72: 66 red, 15 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420F48?: The complementary color is #15480F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.