What color is #453E62?

#453E62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453E62?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 98: 69 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E62?

The complementary color is #5B623E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E62 color

#453E62 rgb(69, 62, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #453E62 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 38.4% blue (69, 62, 98).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#453E62 color codes

HEX	`#453E62`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.36, 12.01, -20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.36, 23.49, 300.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.381, 5.592, 12.296)`
Decimal	`4537954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E62, 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 #453E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #453E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e62; }
.text { color: #453e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e62, #573e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453E62?: #453E62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453E62?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 98: 69 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E62?: The complementary color is #5B623E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.