What color is #461B49?

#461B49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461B49?

The RGB value is 70, 27, 73: 70 red, 27 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461B49?

The complementary color is #1E491B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461B49 color

#461B49 rgb(70, 27, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #461B49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 10.6% green and 28.6% blue (70, 27, 73).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#461B49 color codes

HEX	`#461B49`
RGB	`rgb(70, 27, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 10.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 63%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.22, 28.14, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.22, 34.23, 325.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.12, 2.567, 6.581)`
Decimal	`4594505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461B49, 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 #461B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #461B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461b49; }
.text { color: #461b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 27 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461b49, #491b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #461B49?: #461B49 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461B49?: The RGB value is 70, 27, 73: 70 red, 27 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461B49?: The complementary color is #1E491B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.