What color is #452E66?

#452E66 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 #452E66?

The RGB value is 69, 46, 102: 69 red, 46 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452E66?

The complementary color is #4F662E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452E66 color

#452E66 rgb(69, 46, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452E66 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18% green and 40% blue (69, 46, 102).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 38% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#452E66 color codes

HEX	`#452E66`
RGB	`rgb(69, 46, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 38%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 55%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 23.67, -29.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 37.63, 308.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.829, 4.178, 13.067)`
Decimal	`4533862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452E66, 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 #452E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #452E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452e66; }
.text { color: #452e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 46 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452e66, #612e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #452E66?: #452E66 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 #452E66?: The RGB value is 69, 46, 102: 69 red, 46 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452E66?: The complementary color is #4F662E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.