What color is #45314C?

#45314C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45314C?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 76: 69 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45314C?

The complementary color is #384C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45314C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45314C color

#45314C rgb(69, 49, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45314C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 29.8% blue (69, 49, 76).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#45314C color codes

HEX	`#45314C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 36%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.62, 14.78, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.62, 19.76, 318.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.857, 3.984, 7.349)`
Decimal	`4534604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45314C, 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 #45314C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45314C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #45314C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45314c; }
.text { color: #45314c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45314c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45314c, #4c3146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #45314C?: #45314C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45314C?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 76: 69 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45314C?: The complementary color is #384C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45314C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.