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#451C87 Color

#451C87 is rgb(69, 28, 135) in RGB, hsl(263, 66%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 79%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#451C87
HEX#451C87
RGBrgb(69, 28, 135)
HSLhsl(263, 66%, 32%)
HSVhsv(263, 79%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 79%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(35.7% 0.163 293.8)
LABlab(22.39% 38.10 -53.07)
LCHlch(22.39% 65.33 305.67)

What #451C87 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 #451C87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 5.68KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.59Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.4Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.94Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.36Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.15

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

#451C87 Channel Values

How #451C87 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 28 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 66% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 79% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.87:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #451C87 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 text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #451C87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #451C87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#451C87
Complementary
#5E871C
Analogous
#1C2887
Analogous
#7B1C87
Triadic
#87451C
Triadic
#1C8745
Split comp.
#877B1C
Split comp.
#28871C

Tints & Shades of #451C87

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.

Tints

#5824AE
#6F30D5
#8956DC
#A780E5
#C1A6ED
#DFD0F5

Shades

#3C1877
#341566
#2B1155
#230E44
#1A0A33
#110722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #451C87.

How #451C87 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#451C87
Protanopia#262687
Protanomaly#352387
Deuteranopia#2E2E87
Deuteranomaly#392887
Tritanopia#303939
Tritanomaly#3A3062
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #451C87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-451c87: #451C87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #451C87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-451c87': '#451C87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.110, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_451c87">#451C87</color>
SVG fillfill="#451C87"

More Purple Colors

#451C87 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#451C87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #451C87?

#451C87 is a dark purple — rgb(69, 28, 135) in RGB and hsl(263, 66%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #451C87?

#451C87 is rgb(69, 28, 135) — red 69, green 28, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #451C87?

#451C87 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 79%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #451C87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #451C87 scores 11.87:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #451C87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #451C87 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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