Palettes / Colors / #45116A

#45116A — Deep Purple

#45116A is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #45116A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#45116A is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #366911; it also sits naturally between #181169 and #691162. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #45116A

.text { color: #45116A; }
.background { background-color: #45116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#45116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #45116A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #366911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #45116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #45116A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #45116A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #45116A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #451169  ·  #45116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #45116A?

#45116A is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 69, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #45116A?

#45116A is RGB 69, 17, 106 — HSL 275°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 35%, 84%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #45116A?

Its complement is #366911; analogous partners are #181169 and #691162. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #45116A for text?

White text on #45116A has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.54:1.