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#452d74 color: Windsor

#452d74 is rgb(69, 45, 116) in RGB and oklch(36.51% 0.11705 295.62) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

36.5%
0.117
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #452d74

#452d74 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 36.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.17:1 contrast and black text 1.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Windsor (#462c77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #452d74 mixed with white

  1. 452d74
  2. 554182
  3. 665590
  4. 77699e
  5. 897eac
  6. 9c92ba
  7. afa7c8
  8. c2bdd6
  9. d6d2e3
  10. eae9f1

Darker: #452d74 mixed with black

  1. 452d74
  2. 3b2664
  3. 311f54
  4. 271845
  5. 1e1137
  6. 150b29
  7. 0c061b
  8. 05020f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #452d74 with less saturation

  1. 452d74
  2. 44306f
  3. 43326a
  4. 423464
  5. 42365f
  6. 41385a
  7. 403955
  8. 403b4f
  9. 3f3c4a
  10. 3f3d44

Questions about #452d74

What color is #452d74?

#452d74 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Windsor. In RGB it is rgb(69, 45, 116), in HSL hsl(260.28, 44.1%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.51% 0.11705 295.62).

What colors go well with #452d74?

The complementary color of #452d74 is #3d4400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20397b and #5c235f. The triadic partners are #682900 and #004d3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #452d74?

White text reads better on #452d74: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and black gives 1.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #452d74 a warm or cool color?

#452d74 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 36.5% and its chroma 0.117.