What color is #454059?

#454059 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 #454059?

The RGB value is 69, 64, 89: 69 red, 64 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454059?

The complementary color is #545940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454059 color

#454059 rgb(69, 64, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454059 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.1% green and 34.9% blue (69, 64, 89).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#454059 color codes

HEX	`#454059`
RGB	`rgb(69, 64, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.52, 8.18, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.52, 16.33, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.09, 5.653, 10.22)`
Decimal	`4538457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454059, 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 #454059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #454059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454059; }
.text { color: #454059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 64 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454059, #524059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #454059?: #454059 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 #454059?: The RGB value is 69, 64, 89: 69 red, 64 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454059?: The complementary color is #545940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.