What color is #452C6A?

#452C6A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452C6A?

The RGB value is 69, 44, 106: 69 red, 44 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452C6A?

The complementary color is #516A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452C6A color

#452C6A rgb(69, 44, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452C6A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.3% green and 41.6% blue (69, 44, 106).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#452C6A color codes

HEX	`#452C6A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 44, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 58%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.02, 26.09, -32.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.02, 41.45, 309)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.956, 4.107, 14.112)`
Decimal	`4533354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452C6A, 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 #452C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #452C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452c6a; }
.text { color: #452c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 44 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452c6a, #642c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #452C6A?: #452C6A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452C6A?: The RGB value is 69, 44, 106: 69 red, 44 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452C6A?: The complementary color is #516A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.