What color is #461A4F?

#461A4F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461A4F?

The RGB value is 70, 26, 79: 70 red, 26 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461A4F?

The complementary color is #234F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461A4F color

#461A4F rgb(70, 26, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #461A4F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 10.2% green and 31% blue (70, 26, 79).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#461A4F color codes

HEX	`#461A4F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 26, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 10.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 67%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.39, 30.02, -23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.39, 38.01, 322.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.306, 2.606, 7.672)`
Decimal	`4594255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461A4F, 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 #461A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #461A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461a4f; }
.text { color: #461a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 26 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461a4f, #4f1a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #461A4F?: #461A4F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461A4F?: The RGB value is 70, 26, 79: 70 red, 26 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461A4F?: The complementary color is #234F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.