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#452790

#452790 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 15.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 57% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #452790 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#452790
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #452790?

#452790 is a dark, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 15.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 57% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #452790 in RGB?

#452790 is rgb(69, 39, 144): 69 red, 39 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #452790 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(52, 73, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #452790?

PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #452790?

Its complement #2F4400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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