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#452e65 color: Violet Indigo

#452e65 is rgb(69, 46, 101) in RGB and oklch(35.615% 0.09435 301.049) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

35.6%
0.094
301°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #452e65

#452e65 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.46:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #452e65 mixed with white

  1. 452e65
  2. 554174
  3. 665583
  4. 786892
  5. 8a7da1
  6. 9c91b1
  7. afa7c0
  8. c3bcd0
  9. d6d2df
  10. ebe8ef

Darker: #452e65 mixed with black

  1. 452e65
  2. 3b2757
  3. 311f49
  4. 27183c
  5. 1e122f
  6. 150b22
  7. 0c0617
  8. 05020c
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #452e65 with less saturation

  1. 452e65
  2. 443061
  3. 43325d
  4. 423359
  5. 413555
  6. 403651
  7. 3f384d
  8. 3e3949
  9. 3e3a45
  10. 3d3b40

Questions about #452e65

What color is #452e65?

#452e65 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(69, 46, 101), in HSL hsl(265.09, 37.41%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.615% 0.09435 301.049).

What colors go well with #452e65?

The complementary color of #452e65 is #354300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a376d and #572752. The triadic partners are #5e2d00 and #004a3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #452e65?

White text reads better on #452e65: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #452e65 a warm or cool color?

#452e65 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.094.