Information about #461B48 color

#461B48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#461B48 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 27, 72) — 27.5% red, 10.6% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 18 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#461B48 is a pleasantly vivid magenta that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to American Purple (#431C53). Slightly further away sit Grapevine (#43254F) and Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 27, 72) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #461B48 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#461B48 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#461B48 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #461B48

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#461B48
  • RGB70, 27, 72
  • CMYK1, 18, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(70, 27, 72)
  • HSL297°, 45%, 19%
  • HSL Precise297.333°, 45.455%, 19.412%
  • HSV297°, 63%, 28%
  • HSB297°, 63%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.106, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.106, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.106, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID461B48
  • DECIMAL ID4594504
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01