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#451a48 color: Velvet Cosmos

#451a48 is rgb(69, 26, 72) in RGB and oklch(30.32% 0.09393 324.994) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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296°
100%

30.3%
0.094
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #451a48

#451a48 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.05:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #451a48 mixed with white

  1. 451a48
  2. 562f59
  3. 68446a
  4. 7a5a7c
  5. 8c708e
  6. 9f86a0
  7. b29db2
  8. c5b5c5
  9. d8cdd8
  10. ebe6eb

Darker: #451a48 mixed with black

  1. 451a48
  2. 3b153d
  3. 311033
  4. 270c29
  5. 1e071f
  6. 150416
  7. 0c020d
  8. 050106
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #451a48 with less saturation

  1. 451a48
  2. 431d46
  3. 412043
  4. 3f2241
  5. 3d243e
  6. 3b263c
  7. 382839
  8. 362a37
  9. 342b34
  10. 312d31

Questions about #451a48

What color is #451a48?

#451a48 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos. In RGB it is rgb(69, 26, 72), in HSL hsl(296.09, 46.94%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.32% 0.09393 324.994).

What colors go well with #451a48?

The complementary color of #451a48 is #013a0a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #332258 and #501531. The triadic partners are #412a00 and #00383f.

Is white or black text more readable on #451a48?

White text reads better on #451a48: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #451a48 a warm or cool color?

#451a48 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 30.3% and its chroma 0.094.