What color is #453C55?

#453C55 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 #453C55?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 85: 69 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C55?

The complementary color is #4C553C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C55 color

#453C55 rgb(69, 60, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453C55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 33.3% blue (69, 60, 85).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#453C55 color codes

HEX	`#453C55`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, 9.76, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 16.75, 305.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.709, 5.153, 9.286)`
Decimal	`4537429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C55, 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 #453C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #453C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c55; }
.text { color: #453c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c55, #523c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453C55?: #453C55 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 #453C55?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 85: 69 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C55?: The complementary color is #4C553C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.