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#451ABC — Purple

#451ABC 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 #451ABC 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.

#451ABC 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 #91BC1A; it also sits naturally between #1A40BC and #971ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#451ABC · RGB 69, 26, 188

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Color values

HEX#451ABC
RGB69, 26, 188
HSL256°, 76%, 42%
HSV256°, 86%, 74%
CMYK63%, 86%, 0%, 26%
XYZ11.90, 5.63, 48.04
Yxy5.63, 0.1815, 0.0859
CIE-Lab28.47, 58.45, -75.58
Hunter Lab23.74, 50.00, -108.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 10% · Blue 74%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #451ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #451ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #451ABC

.text { color: #451ABC; }
.background { background-color: #451ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #451ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 26, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #451ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 26, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #451ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 26, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #451ABC

#3F17AB#381599#33138B#2C1179#260E67#1F0C55#190943#140736#0D0524#070212

Tints of #451ABC

#4D1DD3#5D2CE2#6E43E5#835DE9#9474EC#A58AEF#BAA5F3#CBBCF6#E0D7F9#F1EDFD

Tones of #451ABC

#4B25B1#5031A5#563D99#5B488E#605483#665F77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91BC1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.87:1 AAA
Against black text2.13:1 Fails

Best text color on #451ABC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #451ABC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #451ABC: ·

How #451ABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #323295Deuteranopia · #35388BTritanopia · #43766F

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #451ABC rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Harbor
#20C549 · #421DB2 · #DC5528 · #ADE8B2
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Silent Monsoon
#20C0E8 · #194ED1 · #3A18B2 · #AD2FDA

Similar colors

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

#421DB2#4315C6#4C21B5#3D25BC#4126C4#3A18B2#4717CB#541BB8#361BB6#551CC0#3A14C7#5323BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #451ABB  ·  #451ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #451ABC?

#451ABC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 69, 26, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #451ABC?

#451ABC is RGB 69, 26, 188 — HSL 256°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 63%, 86%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #451ABC?

Its complement is #91BC1A; analogous partners are #1A40BC and #971ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #451ABC for text?

White text on #451ABC has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.13:1.