What color is #45153B?

#45153B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45153B?

The RGB value is 69, 21, 59: 69 red, 21 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45153B?

The complementary color is #15451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45153B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45153B color

#45153B rgb(69, 21, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45153B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 8.2% green and 23.1% blue (69, 21, 59).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#45153B color codes

HEX	`#45153B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 21, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 8.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 70%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.09, 28.2, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.09, 31.1, 335.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.512, 2.118, 4.361)`
Decimal	`4527419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45153B, 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 #45153B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45153B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #45153B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45153b; }
.text { color: #45153b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45153b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 21 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45153b, #451523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #45153B?: #45153B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45153B?: The RGB value is 69, 21, 59: 69 red, 21 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45153B?: The complementary color is #15451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45153B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.