Recognised as Colour
#451E9D
- #451E9D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#451E9D is a violet with RGB values 69, 30, 157 and HSL 258°, 68%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#451E9D#451E9D
HEX#451E9D
RGBrgb(69, 30, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1176, 0.6157
RGB percentages27.1%, 11.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(258.4, 67.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 80.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK56.1%, 80.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,529,821
CSS custom property--colour: #451E9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#BAE162
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#769D1E
Analogous#1E369D, #851E9D
Triadic#9D451E, #1E9D45
Split complementary#9D851E, #369D1E
Tetradic#9D1E36, #769D1E, #1E9D85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G30
B157
Red69 (27.1%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue258.43°
Saturation (HSL)67.91%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 1E · B 9D
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