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Recognised as Colour

#452B4E

  • #452B4E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#452B4E is a violet with RGB values 69, 43, 78 and HSL 285°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#452B4E#452B4E
HEX#452B4E
RGBrgb(69, 43, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1686, 0.3059
RGB percentages27.1%, 16.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(284.6, 28.9%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 44.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK11.5%, 44.9%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,533,070
CSS custom property--colour: #452B4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#BAD4B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25334Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C364Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#453038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.8Midnight blue · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#344E2B
Analogous#342B4E, #4E2B46
Triadic#4E452B, #2B4E45
Split complementary#464E2B, #2B4E33
Tetradic#4E332B, #344E2B, #2B464E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AF88BD
Lighter +30%#9A67AB
Lighter +20%#7F4F90
Lighter +10%#623D6F
Darker −10%#28192D
Darker −20%#0B070C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C1C5D
Less saturated −25%#3E3A3F

Channel breakdown

R69
G43
B78
Red69 (27.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue284.57°
Saturation (HSL)28.93%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2B · B 4E

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