#451C59#451C59

#451C59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.8% C 0.110 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#451C59
RGB	rgb(69, 28, 89)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.30, 31.02, -28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.30, 42.20, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(31.77% 0.0746 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(31.77% 0.11 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.6724, 2.8171, 9.7469)
Luminance	0.0282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#451C59 #30591C

analogous

#261C59 #451C59 #591C4E

triadic

#451C59 #59451C #1C5945

tetradic

#451C59 #59261C #30591C #1C4E59

square

#451C59 #59261C #30591C #1C4E59

split-complementary

#451C59 #4E591C #1C5926

monochromatic

#120717 #210D2A #451C59 #692B88 #8D39B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.43

#451C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#451C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #451C59

13.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##451C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##451C59	1.00	13.43	1.56	13.43
#FFFFFF	13.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#183058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#432837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #451c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 28, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.8% 0.110 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5b88',
    500: '#451c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #451c59;
$custom-light: #7b5b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#451c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.328,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31769,
    "c": 0.10974,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#451C59

secondary

#5B8F42

accent

#DC4C7B

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9F0

border

#C9C5CB

text

#09040B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #451C59

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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