What color is #451F49?

#451F49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451F49?

The RGB value is 69, 31, 73: 69 red, 31 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451F49?

The complementary color is #23491F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451F49 color

#451F49 rgb(69, 31, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451F49 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 12.2% green and 28.6% blue (69, 31, 73).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#451F49 color codes

HEX	`#451F49`
RGB	`rgb(69, 31, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 12.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 58%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.91, 25.53, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.91, 31.48, 324.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.147, 2.726, 6.61)`
Decimal	`4529993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451F49, 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 #451F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #451F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451f49; }
.text { color: #451f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 31 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451f49, #491f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451F49?: #451F49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451F49?: The RGB value is 69, 31, 73: 69 red, 31 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451F49?: The complementary color is #23491F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.