Recognised as Colour

#451DB5

#451DB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#451DB5 is a violet with RGB values 69, 29, 181 and HSL 256°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#451DB5

RGBrgb(69, 29, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1137, 0.7098

RGB percentages27.1%, 11.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(255.8, 72.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 84%, 71%)

CMYK61.9%, 84%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,529,589

CSS custom property--colour: #451DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.02:1

Contrast with white10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#BAE24A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.6 Navy · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Indigo · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DB51D

Analogous#1D41B5, #911DB5

Triadic#B5451D, #1DB545

Split complementary#B5911D, #41B51D

Tetradic#B51D41, #8DB51D, #1DB591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFACF2

Lighter +30%#9C80EB

Lighter +20%#7A54E4

Lighter +10%#5828DD

Darker −10%#341689

Darker −20%#230F5D

Darker −30%#130831

Darker −40%#020105

More saturated +25%#3903CF

Less saturated −25%#51379B

Channel breakdown

R69

G29

B181

Red69 (27.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 1D · B B5

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