What color is #45425E?

#45425E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45425E?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 94: 69 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45425E?

The complementary color is #5B5E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45425E color

#45425E rgb(69, 66, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #45425E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (69, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#45425E color codes

HEX	`#45425E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.34, 8.24, -16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.34, 18.09, 297.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.422, 5.97, 11.401)`
Decimal	`4538974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45425E, 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 #45425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #45425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45425e; }
.text { color: #45425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45425e, #53425e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #45425E?: #45425E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45425E?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 94: 69 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45425E?: The complementary color is #5B5E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.