Palettes / Colors / #451ABA

#451ABA — Purple

#451ABA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #451ABA 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.

#451ABA 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 #91BB1B; it also sits naturally between #1B40BB and #961BBB. 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 10% · Blue 73%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #451ABA

.text { color: #451ABA; }
.background { background-color: #451ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #451ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 26, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 75%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #451ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 26, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #451ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 26, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#451ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#451ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #451ABA

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Tones of #451ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91BB1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #451ABA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #451ABA

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 #451ABA 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 #451ABA 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

← #451AB9  ·  #451ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #451ABA?

#451ABA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 69, 26, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #451ABA?

#451ABA is RGB 69, 26, 186 — HSL 256°, 75%, 42% — CMYK 63%, 86%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #451ABA?

Its complement is #91BB1B; analogous partners are #1B40BB and #961BBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #451ABA for text?

White text on #451ABA has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.11:1.