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#452B4E

#452b4e ≈ Eggplant

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#452b4e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.54% cyan, 44.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 284.57°, with 28.93% saturation and 23.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #452b4e
  2. #344e2b

Split complementary

  1. #452b4e
  2. #464e2b
  3. #2b4e34

Analogous

  1. #342b4e
  2. #452b4e
  3. #4e2b46

Triadic

  1. #452b4e
  2. #4e452b
  3. #2b4e45

Tetradic

  1. #452b4e
  2. #4e2b34
  3. #344e2b
  4. #2b4e45

Square

  1. #452b4e
  2. #4e342b
  3. #344e2b
  4. #2b464e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c070d
  2. #19101d
  3. #452b4e
  4. #71467f
  5. #9a67ab

Shades

#452b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #452b4e
  2. #3e2746
  3. #37223e
  4. #301e37
  5. #291a2f
  6. #231627
  7. #1c111f
  8. #150d17
  9. #0e0910
  10. #070408
  11. #000000

Tints

#452b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #452b4e
  2. #584060
  3. #6a5571
  4. #7d6b83
  5. #8f8095
  6. #a295a7
  7. #b5aab8
  8. #c7bfca
  9. #dad5dc
  10. #eceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#452b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #452b4e
  2. #4b3453
  3. #513c58
  4. #57455d
  5. #5d4d62
  6. #635667
  7. #685e6c
  8. #6e6771
  9. #746f76
  10. #7a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3140 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #25334f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c364d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #453038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35304f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38324d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #452e42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-452b4e {
  color: #452b4e;
}
Background
.bg-452b4e {
  background-color: #452b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-452b4e {
  border: 2px solid #452b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #452b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 29% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-452b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #452b4e, #4e2b46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-452b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.24 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.30 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.32 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 13.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.00 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 14.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.97 #bad4b1 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#452b4e  rgb(69, 43, 78)  hsl(285, 29%, 24%)  Eggplant
#344e2b  rgb(52, 78, 43)  hsl(105, 29%, 24%)  Hunter Green
#4e452b  rgb(78, 69, 43)  hsl(45, 29%, 24%)  Taupe
#2b4e45  rgb(43, 78, 69)  hsl(165, 29%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray