What color is #421D45?

#421D45 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 #421D45?

The RGB value is 66, 29, 69: 66 red, 29 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421D45?

The complementary color is #20451D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421D45 color

#421D45 rgb(66, 29, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #421D45 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 11.4% green and 27.1% blue (66, 29, 69).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#421D45 color codes

HEX	`#421D45`
RGB	`rgb(66, 29, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 11.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 58%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 58%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.77, 24.82, -17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.77, 30.36, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.76, 2.467, 5.907)`
Decimal	`4332869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421D45, 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 #421D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #421D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421d45; }
.text { color: #421d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 29 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421d45, #451d34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #421D45?: #421D45 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 #421D45?: The RGB value is 66, 29, 69: 66 red, 29 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421D45?: The complementary color is #20451D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.