What color is #450C7B?

#450C7B is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450C7B?

The RGB value is 69, 12, 123: 69 red, 12 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450C7B?

The complementary color is #427B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450C7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450C7B color

#450C7B rgb(69, 12, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #450C7B is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 4.7% green and 48.2% blue (69, 12, 123).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 82% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#450C7B color codes

HEX	`#450C7B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 12, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 4.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 82%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 90%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 90%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, 46.2, -49.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 67.99, 312.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.16, 2.958, 18.981)`
Decimal	`4525179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450C7B, 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 #450C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #450C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450c7b; }
.text { color: #450c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 12 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450c7b, #7b0c79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #450C7B?: #450C7B is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450C7B?: The RGB value is 69, 12, 123: 69 red, 12 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450C7B?: The complementary color is #427B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450C7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.