What color is #45143A?

#45143A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45143A?

The RGB value is 69, 20, 58: 69 red, 20 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45143A?

The complementary color is #14451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45143A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45143A color

#45143A rgb(69, 20, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45143A is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 7.8% green and 22.7% blue (69, 20, 58).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 55% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#45143A color codes

HEX	`#45143A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 20, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 7.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 55%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.86, 28.53, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.86, 31.25, 335.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.468, 2.071, 4.219)`
Decimal	`4527162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45143A, 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 #45143A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45143A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #45143A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45143a; }
.text { color: #45143a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45143a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 20 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45143a, #451421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #45143A?: #45143A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45143A?: The RGB value is 69, 20, 58: 69 red, 20 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45143A?: The complementary color is #14451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45143A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.