What color is #45384B?

#45384B 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 #45384B?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 75: 69 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45384B?

The complementary color is #3E4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45384B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45384B color

#45384B rgb(69, 56, 75)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 29.4% blue (69, 56, 75).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#45384B color codes

HEX	`#45384B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.57, 9.88, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.57, 13.69, 316.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.138, 4.602, 7.273)`
Decimal	`4536395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45384B, 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 #45384B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45384B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #45384B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45384b; }
.text { color: #45384b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45384b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45384b, #4b3848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45384B?: #45384B 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 #45384B?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 75: 69 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45384B?: The complementary color is #3E4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45384B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.