What color is #453A71?

#453A71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453A71?

The RGB value is 69, 58, 113: 69 red, 58 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453A71?

The complementary color is #66713A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453A71 color

#453A71 rgb(69, 58, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #453A71 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.7% green and 44.3% blue (69, 58, 113).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#453A71 color codes

HEX	`#453A71`
RGB	`rgb(69, 58, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, 19.1, -30.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 35.77, 302.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.947, 5.483, 16.312)`
Decimal	`4536945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453A71, 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 #453A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #453A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453a71; }
.text { color: #453a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 58 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453a71, #613a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453A71?: #453A71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453A71?: The RGB value is 69, 58, 113: 69 red, 58 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453A71?: The complementary color is #66713A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.