What color is #460F4D?

#460F4D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #460F4D?

The RGB value is 70, 15, 77: 70 red, 15 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #460F4D?

The complementary color is #164D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #460F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#460F4D color

#460F4D rgb(70, 15, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #460F4D is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 5.9% green and 30.2% blue (70, 15, 77).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 67% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#460F4D color codes

HEX	`#460F4D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 15, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 5.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 67%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 81%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 81%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, 34.77, -25.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 42.89, 324.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.036, 2.18, 7.228)`
Decimal	`4591437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #460F4D, 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 #460F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#460F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #460F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #460f4d; }
.text { color: #460f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #460f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 15 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #460f4d, #4d0f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #460F4D?: #460F4D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #460F4D?: The RGB value is 70, 15, 77: 70 red, 15 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #460F4D?: The complementary color is #164D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #460F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.