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#453b76 color: Sage Violet

#453b76 is rgb(69, 59, 118) in RGB and oklch(39.29% 0.09716 288.911) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

39.3%
0.097
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #453b76

#453b76 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.81:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sage Violet (#413c7b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #453b76 mixed with white

  1. 453b76
  2. 554d84
  3. 666091
  4. 77729f
  5. 8986ad
  6. 9c99ba
  7. afadc8
  8. c2c1d6
  9. d6d5e3
  10. eaeaf1

Darker: #453b76 mixed with black

  1. 453b76
  2. 3b3266
  3. 312956
  4. 272147
  5. 1e1938
  6. 151129
  7. 0c091c
  8. 05040f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453b76 with less saturation

  1. 453b76
  2. 453d71
  3. 453e6d
  4. 453f68
  5. 454063
  6. 45425e
  7. 45435a
  8. 454355
  9. 454450
  10. 45454b

Questions about #453b76

What color is #453b76?

#453b76 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(69, 59, 118), in HSL hsl(250.17, 33.33%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.29% 0.09716 288.911).

What colors go well with #453b76?

The complementary color of #453b76 is #4b4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234579 and #5c3366. The triadic partners are #6e330b and #00563c.

Is white or black text more readable on #453b76?

White text reads better on #453b76: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453b76 a warm or cool color?

#453b76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 39.3% and its chroma 0.097.