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#452C97

#452c97 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#452c97 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 17.25% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.3% cyan, 70.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 254.02°, with 54.87% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.053

Complementary

  1. #452c97
  2. #7e972c

Split complementary

  1. #452c97
  2. #977b2c
  3. #49972c

Analogous

  1. #2c4997
  2. #452c97
  3. #7b2c97

Triadic

  1. #452c97
  2. #97452c
  3. #2c9745

Tetradic

  1. #452c97
  2. #972c7e
  3. #7e972c
  4. #2c9745

Square

  1. #452c97
  2. #972c49
  3. #7e972c
  4. #2c977b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0921
  2. #2a1b5c
  3. #452c97
  4. #6546c9
  5. #9682da

Shades

#452c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #452c97
  2. #3e2888
  3. #372379
  4. #301f6a
  5. #291a5b
  6. #23164c
  7. #1c123c
  8. #150d2d
  9. #0e091e
  10. #07040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#452c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #452c97
  2. #5841a1
  3. #6a56ac
  4. #7d6bb6
  5. #8f80c1
  6. #a296cb
  7. #b5abd5
  8. #c7c0e0
  9. #dad5ea
  10. #eceaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#452c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #452c97
  2. #4b3495
  3. #513d92
  4. #574590
  5. #5d4e8e
  6. #63568c
  7. #685e89
  8. #6e6787
  9. #746f85
  10. #7a7882
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00449a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24485e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #143c99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #153896 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-452c97 {
  color: #452c97;
}
Background
.bg-452c97 {
  background-color: #452c97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-452c97 {
  border: 2px solid #452c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #452c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 44 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 55% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-452c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #452c97, #7b2c97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-452c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 44 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.59 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.78 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.09 #bad368 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#452c97  rgb(69, 44, 151)  hsl(254, 55%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e972c  rgb(126, 151, 44)  hsl(74, 55%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#97452c  rgb(151, 69, 44)  hsl(14, 55%, 38%)  Chestnut
#2c9745  rgb(44, 151, 69)  hsl(134, 55%, 38%)  Shamrock Green