What color is #451940?

#451940 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451940?

The RGB value is 69, 25, 64: 69 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451940?

The complementary color is #19451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451940 color

#451940 rgb(69, 25, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451940 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 9.8% green and 25.1% blue (69, 25, 64).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#451940 color codes

HEX	`#451940`
RGB	`rgb(69, 25, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 9.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.14, 27.04, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.14, 30.92, 331.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.727, 2.331, 5.103)`
Decimal	`4528448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451940, 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 #451940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #451940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451940; }
.text { color: #451940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 25 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451940, #45192a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451940?: #451940 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451940?: The RGB value is 69, 25, 64: 69 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451940?: The complementary color is #19451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.