What color is #453F6F?

#453F6F 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 #453F6F?

The RGB value is 69, 63, 111: 69 red, 63 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453F6F?

The complementary color is #696F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453F6F color

#453F6F rgb(69, 63, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #453F6F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.7% green and 43.5% blue (69, 63, 111).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#453F6F color codes

HEX	`#453F6F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 63, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 15.19, -26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 30.95, 299.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.1, 5.968, 15.814)`
Decimal	`4538223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453F6F, 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 #453F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #453F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453f6f; }
.text { color: #453f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 63 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453f6f, #5d3f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #453F6F?: #453F6F 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 #453F6F?: The RGB value is 69, 63, 111: 69 red, 63 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453F6F?: The complementary color is #696F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.