What color is #451B47?

#451B47 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451B47?

The RGB value is 69, 27, 71: 69 red, 27 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451B47?

The complementary color is #1D471B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451B47 color

#451B47 rgb(69, 27, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451B47 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 10.6% green and 27.8% blue (69, 27, 71).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#451B47 color codes

HEX	`#451B47`
RGB	`rgb(69, 27, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 10.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 62%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.94, 27.39, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.94, 33.09, 325.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.983, 2.504, 6.234)`
Decimal	`4528967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451B47, 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 #451B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #451B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451b47; }
.text { color: #451b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 27 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451b47, #471b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451B47?: #451B47 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451B47?: The RGB value is 69, 27, 71: 69 red, 27 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451B47?: The complementary color is #1D471B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.