Colour

#452DCE

#452DCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#452DCE is a blue with RGB values 69, 45, 206 and HSL 249°, 64%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#452DCE

RGBrgb(69, 45, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1765, 0.8078

RGB percentages27.1%, 17.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(248.9, 64.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 78.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK66.5%, 78.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,533,710

CSS custom property--colour: #452DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#BAD231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.2 Navy · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6CE2D

Analogous#2D65CE, #962DCE

Triadic#CE452D, #2DCE45

Split complementary#CE962D, #65CE2D

Tetradic#CE2D65, #B6CE2D, #2DCE96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D2F5

Lighter +30%#B2A8EC

Lighter +20%#8D7EE3

Lighter +10%#6854DA

Darker −10%#3724A4

Darker −20%#291B7A

Darker −30%#1B1250

Darker −40%#0D0827

More saturated +25%#2F0EED

Less saturated −25%#5B4CAF

Channel breakdown

R69

G45

B206

Red69 (27.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue248.94°

Saturation (HSL)64.14%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 2D · B CE

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Colour values

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