What color is #461437?

#461437 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461437?

The RGB value is 70, 20, 55: 70 red, 20 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461437?

The complementary color is #144623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461437 color

#461437 rgb(70, 20, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #461437 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 7.8% green and 21.6% blue (70, 20, 55).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#461437 color codes

HEX	`#461437`
RGB	`rgb(70, 20, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 7.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.89, 28.32, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.89, 30.23, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.466, 2.079, 3.832)`
Decimal	`4592695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461437, 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 #461437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #461437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461437; }
.text { color: #461437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 20 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461437, #46141e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #461437?: #461437 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461437?: The RGB value is 70, 20, 55: 70 red, 20 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461437?: The complementary color is #144623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.