What color is #4500CC?

#4500CC is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4500CC?

The RGB value is 69, 0, 204: 69 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4500CC?

The complementary color is #87CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4500CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4500CC color

#4500CC rgb(69, 0, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4500CC is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 0% green and 80% blue (69, 0, 204).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Busty Blue (#3300CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#4500CC color codes

HEX	`#4500CC`
RGB	`rgb(69, 0, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 0%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 100%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.44, 68.34, -85.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.44, 109.09, 308.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.35, 5.624, 57.497)`
Decimal	`4522188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4500CC, 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 #4500CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4500CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #4500CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4500cc; }
.text { color: #4500cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4500cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 0 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4500cc, #ab00cc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4500CC?: #4500CC is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4500CC?: The RGB value is 69, 0, 204: 69 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4500CC?: The complementary color is #87CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4500CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.