What color is #45384A?

#45384A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45384A?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 74: 69 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45384A?

The complementary color is #3D4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45384A color

#45384A rgb(69, 56, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45384A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 29% blue (69, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#45384A color codes

HEX	`#45384A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.53, 9.64, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.53, 13.11, 317.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.104, 4.588, 7.094)`
Decimal	`4536394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45384A, 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 #45384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #45384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45384a; }
.text { color: #45384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45384a, #4a3846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45384A?: #45384A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45384A?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 74: 69 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45384A?: The complementary color is #3D4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.