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#451D95 Color

#451D95 is rgb(69, 29, 149) in RGB, hsl(260, 67%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (#4B0082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#451D95
HEX#451D95
RGBrgb(69, 29, 149)
HSLhsl(260, 67%, 35%)
HSVhsv(260, 81%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.178 289.9)
LABlab(23.76% 40.80 -59.52)
LCHlch(23.76% 72.16 304.43)

What #451D95 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 #451D95, 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.

#451D95 Channel Values

How #451D95 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 29 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 67% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 81% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.27:1 vs white · 1.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #451D95 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 text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #451D95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #451D95; 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 #451D95

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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How #451D95 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#451D95
Protanopia#272795
Protanomaly#352395
Deuteranopia#2F2F95
Deuteranomaly#392895
Tritanopia#2A3E3E
Tritanomaly#36346C
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #451D95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-451d95: #451D95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #451D95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-451d95': '#451D95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_451d95">#451D95</color>
SVG fillfill="#451D95"

More Purple Colors

#451D95 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#451D95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #451D95?

#451D95 is a dark purple — rgb(69, 29, 149) in RGB and hsl(260, 67%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #451D95?

#451D95 is rgb(69, 29, 149) — red 69, green 29, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #451D95?

#451D95 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #451D95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #451D95 scores 11.27:1 against white and 1.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #451D95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #451D95 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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