#451D78#451D78

#451D78 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.145 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#451D78
RGB	rgb(69, 29, 120)
HSL	hsl(266, 61%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(266, 76%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.94, 38.62, -44.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.94, 58.97, 310.91°)
OKLab	oklab(34.44% 0.069 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(34.44% 0.145 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.2829, 3.4999, 18.1102)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.28

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#451D78 #50781D

analogous

#1D2278 #451D78 #731D78

triadic

#451D78 #78451D #1D7845

tetradic

#451D78 #781D22 #50781D #1D7873

square

#451D78 #781D22 #50781D #1D7873

split-complementary

#451D78 #78731D #22781D

monochromatic

#0E0619 #291147 #451D78 #6129A9 #7F3FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#451D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#451D78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #451D78

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##451D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##451D78	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00357B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003476

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #451d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 29, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.145 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5da0',
    500: '#451d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #451d78;
$custom-light: #7e5da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#451d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.374,
    "s": 61.074,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34437,
    "c": 0.14484,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#451D78

secondary

#7FAC45

accent

#E4449E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFE9F2

border

#CAC5CC

text

#0A040F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #451D78

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

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