What color is #452269?

#452269 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452269?

The RGB value is 69, 34, 105: 69 red, 34 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452269?

The complementary color is #466922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452269 color

#452269 rgb(69, 34, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452269 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 13.3% green and 41.2% blue (69, 34, 105).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 51% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#452269 color codes

HEX	`#452269`
RGB	`rgb(69, 34, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 13.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 51%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 68%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, 31.83, -35.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 47.54, 312.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.575, 3.429, 13.73)`
Decimal	`4530793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452269, 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 #452269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #452269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452269; }
.text { color: #452269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 34 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452269, #692269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #452269?: #452269 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452269?: The RGB value is 69, 34, 105: 69 red, 34 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452269?: The complementary color is #466922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.