What color is #453A4F?

#453A4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453A4F?

The RGB value is 69, 58, 79: 69 red, 58 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453A4F?

The complementary color is #444F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453A4F color

#453A4F rgb(69, 58, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453A4F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.7% green and 31% blue (69, 58, 79).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#453A4F color codes

HEX	`#453A4F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 58, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, 9.54, -10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 14.54, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.378, 4.856, 8.05)`
Decimal	`4536911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453A4F, 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 #453A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #453A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453a4f; }
.text { color: #453a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 58 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453a4f, #4f3a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453A4F?: #453A4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453A4F?: The RGB value is 69, 58, 79: 69 red, 58 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453A4F?: The complementary color is #444F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.