What color is #453547?

#453547 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453547?

The RGB value is 69, 53, 71: 69 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453547?

The complementary color is #374735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453547 color

#453547 rgb(69, 53, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453547 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20.8% green and 27.8% blue (69, 53, 71).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#453547 color codes

HEX	`#453547`
RGB	`rgb(69, 53, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.53, 10.93, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.53, 13.78, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.865, 4.266, 6.527)`
Decimal	`4535623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453547, 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 #453547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #453547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453547; }
.text { color: #453547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 53 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453547, #473540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453547?: #453547 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453547?: The RGB value is 69, 53, 71: 69 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453547?: The complementary color is #374735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.