What color is #454058?

#454058 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454058?

The RGB value is 69, 64, 88: 69 red, 64 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454058?

The complementary color is #535840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454058 color

#454058 rgb(69, 64, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454058 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.1% green and 34.5% blue (69, 64, 88).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#454058 color codes

HEX	`#454058`
RGB	`rgb(69, 64, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, 7.92, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 15.69, 300.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.049, 5.637, 10)`
Decimal	`4538456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454058, 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 #454058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #454058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454058; }
.text { color: #454058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 64 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454058, #514058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #454058?: #454058 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454058?: The RGB value is 69, 64, 88: 69 red, 64 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454058?: The complementary color is #535840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.