What color is #45324A?

#45324A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45324A?

The RGB value is 69, 50, 74: 69 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45324A?

The complementary color is #374A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45324A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45324A color

#45324A rgb(69, 50, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45324A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.6% green and 29% blue (69, 50, 74).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#45324A color codes

HEX	`#45324A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 50, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 13.63, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 17.83, 319.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.831, 4.041, 7.003)`
Decimal	`4534858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45324A, 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 #45324A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45324A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #45324A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45324a; }
.text { color: #45324a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45324a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 50 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45324a, #4a3243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #45324A?: #45324A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45324A?: The RGB value is 69, 50, 74: 69 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45324A?: The complementary color is #374A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45324A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.