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#4500DB Color

#4500DB is rgb(69, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(259, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 100%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4500DB
HEX#4500DB
RGBrgb(69, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(259, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(259, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.264 279)
LABlab(28.43% 63.09 -93.40)
LCHlch(28.43% 112.71 304.04)

What #4500DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4500DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#4500DB Channel Values

How #4500DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 0 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.23:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4500DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4500DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4500DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4500DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #4500DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4500DB
Protanopia#1A1ADB
Protanomaly#3012DB
Deuteranopia#2626DB
Deuteranomaly#351CDB
Tritanopia#005454
Tritanomaly#10419D
Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #4500DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4500db: #4500DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4500DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4500db': '#4500DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_4500db">#4500DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4500DB"

More Purple Colors

#4500DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4500DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4500DB?

#4500DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(69, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(259, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #4500DB?

#4500DB is rgb(69, 0, 219) — red 69, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4500DB?

#4500DB converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4500DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4500DB scores 9.23:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4500DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4500DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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