What color is #454054?

#454054 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454054?

The RGB value is 69, 64, 84: 69 red, 64 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454054?

The complementary color is #4F5440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454054 color

#454054 rgb(69, 64, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #454054 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.1% green and 32.9% blue (69, 64, 84).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#454054 color codes

HEX	`#454054`
RGB	`rgb(69, 64, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, 6.86, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 13.15, 301.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.888, 5.572, 9.151)`
Decimal	`4538452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454054, 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 #454054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #454054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454054; }
.text { color: #454054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 64 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454054, #4f4054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #454054?: #454054 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454054?: The RGB value is 69, 64, 84: 69 red, 64 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454054?: The complementary color is #4F5440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.