What color is #452A71?

#452A71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452A71?

The RGB value is 69, 42, 113: 69 red, 42 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452A71?

The complementary color is #56712A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452A71 color

#452A71 rgb(69, 42, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452A71 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.5% green and 44.3% blue (69, 42, 113).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4B2C74), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#452A71 color codes

HEX	`#452A71`
RGB	`rgb(69, 42, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.04, 29.35, -36.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.04, 46.98, 308.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.262, 4.113, 16.084)`
Decimal	`4532849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452A71, 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 #452A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #452A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452a71; }
.text { color: #452a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 42 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452a71, #692a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #452A71?: #452A71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452A71?: The RGB value is 69, 42, 113: 69 red, 42 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452A71?: The complementary color is #56712A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.