What color is #452F58?

#452F58 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452F58?

The RGB value is 69, 47, 88: 69 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452F58?

The complementary color is #42582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452F58 color

#452F58 rgb(69, 47, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452F58 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18.4% green and 34.5% blue (69, 47, 88).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#452F58 color codes

HEX	`#452F58`
RGB	`rgb(69, 47, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, 19.16, -20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 28.42, 312.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.232, 4.003, 9.728)`
Decimal	`4534104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452F58, 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 #452F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #452F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452f58; }
.text { color: #452f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 47 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452f58, #582f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452F58?: #452F58 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452F58?: The RGB value is 69, 47, 88: 69 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452F58?: The complementary color is #42582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.