What color is #452D4E?

#452D4E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452D4E?

The RGB value is 69, 45, 78: 69 red, 45 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452D4E?

The complementary color is #364E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452D4E color

#452D4E rgb(69, 45, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452D4E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.6% green and 30.6% blue (69, 45, 78).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#452D4E color codes

HEX	`#452D4E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 45, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 42%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, 17.9, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 24.01, 318.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.768, 3.692, 7.668)`
Decimal	`4533582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452D4E, 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 #452D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #452D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452d4e; }
.text { color: #452d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 45 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452d4e, #4e2d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452D4E?: #452D4E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452D4E?: The RGB value is 69, 45, 78: 69 red, 45 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452D4E?: The complementary color is #364E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.