What color is #45384D?

#45384D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45384D?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 77: 69 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45384D?

The complementary color is #404D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45384D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45384D color

#45384D rgb(69, 56, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45384D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 30.2% blue (69, 56, 77).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#45384D color codes

HEX	`#45384D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, 10.37, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 14.88, 314.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.208, 4.629, 7.639)`
Decimal	`4536397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45384D, 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 #45384D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45384D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #45384D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45384d; }
.text { color: #45384d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45384d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45384d, #4d384a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45384D?: #45384D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45384D?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 77: 69 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45384D?: The complementary color is #404D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45384D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.