What color is #453861?

#453861 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453861?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 97: 69 red, 56 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453861?

The complementary color is #546138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453861 color

#453861 rgb(69, 56, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453861 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 38% blue (69, 56, 97).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#453861 color codes

HEX	`#453861`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 15.7, -22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 27.26, 305.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.026, 4.957, 11.946)`
Decimal	`4536417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453861, 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 #453861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #453861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453861; }
.text { color: #453861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453861, #593861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453861?: #453861 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453861?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 97: 69 red, 56 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453861?: The complementary color is #546138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.