What color is #453757?

#453757 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453757?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 87: 69 red, 55 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453757?

The complementary color is #495737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453757 color

#453757 rgb(69, 55, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453757 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 34.1% blue (69, 55, 87).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#453757 color codes

HEX	`#453757`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 13.61, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 21.77, 308.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.54, 4.686, 9.628)`
Decimal	`4536151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453757, 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 #453757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #453757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453757; }
.text { color: #453757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453757, #553757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #453757?: #453757 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453757?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 87: 69 red, 55 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453757?: The complementary color is #495737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.