What color is #453C52?

#453C52 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 #453C52?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 82: 69 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C52?

The complementary color is #49523C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C52 color

#453C52 rgb(69, 60, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453C52 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 32.2% blue (69, 60, 82).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#453C52 color codes

HEX	`#453C52`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 27%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 8.98, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 14.87, 307.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.593, 5.106, 8.672)`
Decimal	`4537426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C52, 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 #453C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #453C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c52; }
.text { color: #453c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c52, #503c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453C52?: #453C52 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 #453C52?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 82: 69 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C52?: The complementary color is #49523C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.