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#453d7e color: Sage Violet

#453d7e is rgb(69, 61, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.234% 0.106 286.232) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

40.2%
0.106
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #453d7e

#453d7e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #453d7e mixed with white

  1. 453d7e
  2. 554f8b
  3. 666298
  4. 7774a5
  5. 8987b2
  6. 9b9abf
  7. afaecc
  8. c2c2d9
  9. d6d6e5
  10. eaeaf2

Darker: #453d7e mixed with black

  1. 453d7e
  2. 3b346d
  3. 312b5c
  4. 27224c
  5. 1e1a3c
  6. 15122d
  7. 0c0a1f
  8. 050411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453d7e with less saturation

  1. 453d7e
  2. 453f79
  3. 454074
  4. 45426e
  5. 454369
  6. 464464
  7. 46455e
  8. 474659
  9. 474754
  10. 48484e

Questions about #453d7e

What color is #453d7e?

#453d7e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(69, 61, 126), in HSL hsl(247.38, 34.76%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.234% 0.106 286.232).

What colors go well with #453d7e?

The complementary color of #453d7e is #504b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d4880 and #5e336e. The triadic partners are #753209 and #00593b.

Is white or black text more readable on #453d7e?

White text reads better on #453d7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453d7e a warm or cool color?

#453d7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.106.