What color is #461331?

#461331 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461331?

The RGB value is 70, 19, 49: 70 red, 19 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461331?

The complementary color is #134628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461331 color

#461331 rgb(70, 19, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #461331 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 7.5% green and 19.2% blue (70, 19, 49).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 57% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#461331 color codes

HEX	`#461331`
RGB	`rgb(70, 19, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 7.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 57%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 73%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, 27.84, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 28.7, 345.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.313, 1.99, 3.115)`
Decimal	`4592433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461331, 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 #461331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #461331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461331; }
.text { color: #461331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 19 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461331, #461317); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #461331?: #461331 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461331?: The RGB value is 70, 19, 49: 70 red, 19 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461331?: The complementary color is #134628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.