What color is #452A53?

#452A53 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452A53?

The RGB value is 69, 42, 83: 69 red, 42 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452A53?

The complementary color is #38532A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452A53 color

#452A53 rgb(69, 42, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452A53 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.5% green and 32.5% blue (69, 42, 83).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#452A53 color codes

HEX	`#452A53`
RGB	`rgb(69, 42, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.11, 21.11, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.11, 29.18, 316.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.843, 3.546, 8.611)`
Decimal	`4532819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452A53, 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 #452A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #452A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452a53; }
.text { color: #452a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 42 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452a53, #532a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452A53?: #452A53 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452A53?: The RGB value is 69, 42, 83: 69 red, 42 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452A53?: The complementary color is #38532A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.