What color is #45385F?

#45385F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45385F?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 95: 69 red, 56 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45385F?

The complementary color is #525F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45385F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45385F color

#45385F rgb(69, 56, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45385F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 37.3% blue (69, 56, 95).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#45385F color codes

HEX	`#45385F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 41%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.5, 15.14, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.5, 26.01, 305.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.934, 4.92, 11.461)`
Decimal	`4536415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45385F, 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 #45385F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45385F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #45385F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45385f; }
.text { color: #45385f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45385f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45385f, #59385f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #45385F?: #45385F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45385F?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 95: 69 red, 56 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45385F?: The complementary color is #525F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45385F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.