What color is #452D5F?

#452D5F 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 #452D5F?

The RGB value is 69, 45, 95: 69 red, 45 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452D5F?

The complementary color is #475F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452D5F color

#452D5F rgb(69, 45, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452D5F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.6% green and 37.3% blue (69, 45, 95).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#452D5F color codes

HEX	`#452D5F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 45, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 53%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 22.35, -25.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 34.12, 310.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.458, 3.968, 11.303)`
Decimal	`4533599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452D5F, 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 #452D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #452D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452d5f; }
.text { color: #452d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 45 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452d5f, #5e2d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #452D5F?: #452D5F 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 #452D5F?: The RGB value is 69, 45, 95: 69 red, 45 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452D5F?: The complementary color is #475F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.