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#453c85 color: Nauseous Blue

#453c85 is rgb(69, 60, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.535% 0.11793 285.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

40.5%
0.118
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #453c85

#453c85 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.38:1 contrast and black text 2.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nauseous Blue (#483d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #453c85 mixed with white

  1. 453c85
  2. 554f92
  3. 65619e
  4. 7774ab
  5. 8987b7
  6. 9b9bc3
  7. aeaecf
  8. c2c2db
  9. d6d6e7
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #453c85 mixed with black

  1. 453c85
  2. 3b3373
  3. 312a61
  4. 272150
  5. 1e1940
  6. 151130
  7. 0c0a21
  8. 050413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453c85 with less saturation

  1. 453c85
  2. 453e7f
  3. 454079
  4. 454274
  5. 46436e
  6. 464468
  7. 464662
  8. 47475c
  9. 484856
  10. 48484f

Questions about #453c85

What color is #453c85?

#453c85 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(69, 60, 133), in HSL hsl(247.4, 37.82%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.535% 0.11793 285.476).

What colors go well with #453c85?

The complementary color of #453c85 is #524b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #134887 and #613174. The triadic partners are #7a2e00 and #005a3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #453c85?

White text reads better on #453c85: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and black gives 2.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453c85 a warm or cool color?

#453c85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.118.