What color is #453854?

#453854 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 #453854?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 84: 69 red, 56 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453854?

The complementary color is #475438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453854 color

#453854 rgb(69, 56, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453854 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 32.9% blue (69, 56, 84).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#453854 color codes

HEX	`#453854`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, 12.15, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 19.16, 309.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.468, 4.734, 9.011)`
Decimal	`4536404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453854, 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 #453854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #453854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453854; }
.text { color: #453854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453854, #533854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453854?: #453854 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 #453854?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 84: 69 red, 56 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453854?: The complementary color is #475438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.