Recognised as Colour
#450A8E
- #450A8E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#450A8E is a violet with RGB values 69, 10, 142 and HSL 267°, 87%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#450A8E#450A8E
HEX#450A8E
RGBrgb(69, 10, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.0392, 0.5569
RGB percentages27.1%, 3.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(266.8, 86.8%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 93%, 55.7%)
CMYK51.4%, 93%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,524,686
CSS custom property--colour: #450A8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#BAF571
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#538E0A
Analogous#0A118E, #870A8E
Triadic#8E450A, #0A8E45
Split complementary#8E870A, #118E0A
Tetradic#8E0A11, #538E0A, #0A8E87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G10
B142
Red69 (27.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue266.82°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 0A · B 8E
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