What color is #450140?

#450140 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450140?

The RGB value is 69, 1, 64: 69 red, 1 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450140?

The complementary color is #014506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450140 color

#450140 rgb(69, 1, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #450140 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 0.4% green and 25.1% blue (69, 1, 64).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 97% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#450140 color codes

HEX	`#450140`
RGB	`rgb(69, 1, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 0.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 97%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 99%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.58, 37.11, -20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.58, 42.44, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 1.657, 4.991)`
Decimal	`4522304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450140, 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 #450140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #450140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450140; }
.text { color: #450140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 1 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450140, #45011e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #450140?: #450140 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450140?: The RGB value is 69, 1, 64: 69 red, 1 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450140?: The complementary color is #014506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.