What color is #450746?

#450746 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 #450746?

The RGB value is 69, 7, 70: 69 red, 7 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450746?

The complementary color is #084607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450746 color

#450746 rgb(69, 7, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #450746 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 2.7% green and 27.5% blue (69, 7, 70).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#450746 color codes

HEX	`#450746`
RGB	`rgb(69, 7, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 2.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 90%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.73, 36, -22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.73, 42.69, 327.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.636, 1.86, 5.961)`
Decimal	`4523846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450746, 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 #450746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #450746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450746; }
.text { color: #450746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 7 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450746, #460728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #450746?: #450746 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 #450746?: The RGB value is 69, 7, 70: 69 red, 7 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450746?: The complementary color is #084607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.