What color is #451B50?

#451B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451B50?

The RGB value is 69, 27, 80: 69 red, 27 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451B50?

The complementary color is #26501B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451B50 color

#451B50 rgb(69, 27, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 10.6% green and 31.4% blue (69, 27, 80).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#451B50 color codes

HEX	`#451B50`
RGB	`rgb(69, 27, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 10.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 66%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.49, 29.41, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.49, 37.86, 320.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.294, 2.628, 7.869)`
Decimal	`4528976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451B50, 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 #451B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #451B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451b50; }
.text { color: #451b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 27 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451b50, #501b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451B50?: #451B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451B50?: The RGB value is 69, 27, 80: 69 red, 27 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451B50?: The complementary color is #26501B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.