What color is #453158?

#453158 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453158?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 88: 69 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453158?

The complementary color is #445831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453158 color

#453158 rgb(69, 49, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453158 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 34.5% blue (69, 49, 88).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#453158 color codes

HEX	`#453158`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, 17.85, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 26.92, 311.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.314, 4.166, 9.755)`
Decimal	`4534616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453158, 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 #453158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #453158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453158; }
.text { color: #453158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453158, #583158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #453158?: #453158 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453158?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 88: 69 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453158?: The complementary color is #445831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.