What color is #453143?

#453143 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453143?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 67: 69 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453143?

The complementary color is #314533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453143 color

#453143 rgb(69, 49, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453143 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 26.3% blue (69, 49, 67).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#453143 color codes

HEX	`#453143`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.23, 12.67, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.23, 14.82, 328.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.566, 3.867, 5.815)`
Decimal	`4534595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453143, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #453143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #453143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453143; }
.text { color: #453143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453143, #453139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453143?: #453143 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453143?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 67: 69 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453143?: The complementary color is #314533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.