Palettes / Colors / #45138B

#45138B — Purple

#45138B is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

#45138B 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 #598B13; it also sits naturally between #131D8B and #81138B. 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 55%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

Previews

CSS code for #45138B

.text { color: #45138B; }
.background { background-color: #45138B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45138B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 19, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 76%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45138B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 19, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45138B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 19, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#45138B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45138B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #45138B

Tints of #45138B

Tones of #45138B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #598B13:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #45138B: #FFFFFF.

How #45138B 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 #45138B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #45138B?

#45138B is Purple, a purple color (RGB 69, 19, 139). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #45138B?

#45138B is RGB 69, 19, 139 — HSL 265°, 76%, 31% — CMYK 50%, 86%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #45138B?

Its complement is #598B13; analogous partners are #131D8B and #81138B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #45138B for text?

White text on #45138B has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.72:1.