What color is #453D6F?

#453D6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453D6F?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 111: 69 red, 61 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D6F?

The complementary color is #676F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D6F color

#453D6F rgb(69, 61, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #453D6F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 43.5% blue (69, 61, 111).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#453D6F color codes

HEX	`#453D6F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 45%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 45%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 16.51, -27.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 32.38, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.991, 5.75, 15.777)`
Decimal	`4537711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D6F, 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 #453D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #453D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d6f; }
.text { color: #453d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d6f, #5e3d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453D6F?: #453D6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453D6F?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 111: 69 red, 61 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D6F?: The complementary color is #676F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.