What color is #45345A?

#45345A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45345A?

The RGB value is 69, 52, 90: 69 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45345A?

The complementary color is #495A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45345A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45345A color

#45345A rgb(69, 52, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45345A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20.4% green and 35.3% blue (69, 52, 90).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#45345A color codes

HEX	`#45345A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 52, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 42%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 16.41, -20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 25.89, 309.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.527, 4.459, 10.24)`
Decimal	`4535386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45345A, 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 #45345A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45345A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #45345A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45345a; }
.text { color: #45345a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45345a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 52 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45345a, #58345a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #45345A?: #45345A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45345A?: The RGB value is 69, 52, 90: 69 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45345A?: The complementary color is #495A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45345A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.