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#453d83 color: Nauseous Blue

#453d83 is rgb(69, 61, 131) in RGB and oklch(40.585% 0.11345 285.366) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

40.6%
0.113
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #453d83

#453d83 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.34:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, 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: #453d83 mixed with white

  1. 453d83
  2. 555090
  3. 65629c
  4. 7775a9
  5. 8988b5
  6. 9b9bc2
  7. aeaece
  8. c2c2da
  9. d6d6e7
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #453d83 mixed with black

  1. 453d83
  2. 3b3471
  3. 312b60
  4. 27224f
  5. 1e1a3f
  6. 15122f
  7. 0c0a20
  8. 050412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453d83 with less saturation

  1. 453d83
  2. 453f7d
  3. 454178
  4. 454272
  5. 46446d
  6. 464567
  7. 474661
  8. 47475b
  9. 484855
  10. 48484f

Questions about #453d83

What color is #453d83?

#453d83 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(69, 61, 131), in HSL hsl(246.86, 36.46%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.585% 0.11345 285.366).

What colors go well with #453d83?

The complementary color of #453d83 is #524b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #174985 and #603372. The triadic partners are #793002 and #005b3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #453d83?

White text reads better on #453d83: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453d83 a warm or cool color?

#453d83 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.113.