What color is #453167?

#453167 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453167?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 103: 69 red, 49 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453167?

The complementary color is #536731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453167 color

#453167 rgb(69, 49, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453167 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 40.4% blue (69, 49, 103).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#453167 color codes

HEX	`#453167`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 22.02, -28.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 36.08, 307.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6, 4.441, 13.37)`
Decimal	`4534631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453167, 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 #453167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #453167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453167; }
.text { color: #453167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453167, #603167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453167?: #453167 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453167?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 103: 69 red, 49 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453167?: The complementary color is #536731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.