What color is #45516C?

#45516C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45516C?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 108: 69 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45516C?

The complementary color is #6C6045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45516C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45516C color

#45516C rgb(69, 81, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #45516C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 42.4% blue (69, 81, 108).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#45516C color codes

HEX	`#45516C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, 2.55, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 17.27, 278.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.103, 8.232, 15.347)`
Decimal	`4542828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45516C, 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 #45516C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45516C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #45516C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45516c; }
.text { color: #45516c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45516c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45516c, #4d456c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45516C?: #45516C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45516C?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 108: 69 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45516C?: The complementary color is #6C6045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45516C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.