What color is #421B46?

#421B46 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 #421B46?

The RGB value is 66, 27, 70: 66 red, 27 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421B46?

The complementary color is #1F461B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421B46 color

#421B46 rgb(66, 27, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #421B46 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 10.6% green and 27.5% blue (66, 27, 70).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#421B46 color codes

HEX	`#421B46`
RGB	`rgb(66, 27, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 10.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 61%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.39, 26.21, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.39, 32.25, 324.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.744, 2.385, 6.056)`
Decimal	`4332358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421B46, 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 #421B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #421B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421b46; }
.text { color: #421b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 27 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421b46, #461b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #421B46?: #421B46 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 #421B46?: The RGB value is 66, 27, 70: 66 red, 27 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421B46?: The complementary color is #1F461B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.