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#453d86 color: Nauseous Blue

#453d86 is rgb(69, 61, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.801% 0.11787 284.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

40.8%
0.118
285°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #453d86

#453d86 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.27:1 contrast and black text 2.26:1, 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: #453d86 mixed with white

  1. 453d86
  2. 555093
  3. 65629f
  4. 7775ab
  5. 8988b8
  6. 9b9bc4
  7. aeaed0
  8. c2c2dc
  9. d6d6e7
  10. eaeaf3

Darker: #453d86 mixed with black

  1. 453d86
  2. 3b3474
  3. 312b62
  4. 272251
  5. 1e1a40
  6. 151230
  7. 0c0a21
  8. 050413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453d86 with less saturation

  1. 453d86
  2. 453f80
  3. 45417a
  4. 464275
  5. 46446f
  6. 464569
  7. 474663
  8. 47475d
  9. 484856
  10. 494950

Questions about #453d86

What color is #453d86?

#453d86 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(69, 61, 134), in HSL hsl(246.58, 37.44%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.801% 0.11787 284.875).

What colors go well with #453d86?

The complementary color of #453d86 is #534c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #124988 and #613275. The triadic partners are #7b2f00 and #005b3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #453d86?

White text reads better on #453d86: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453d86 a warm or cool color?

#453d86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.118.