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#453e65 color: Evening Mauve

#453e65 is rgb(69, 62, 101) in RGB and oklch(38.874% 0.06547 291.279) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

38.9%
0.065
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #453e65

#453e65 is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38.9% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.86:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evening Mauve (#463f67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #453e65 mixed with white

  1. 453e65
  2. 554f74
  3. 666183
  4. 787492
  5. 8a86a1
  6. 9c9ab0
  7. afadbf
  8. c3c1cf
  9. d6d5df
  10. ebeaef

Darker: #453e65 mixed with black

  1. 453e65
  2. 3b3557
  3. 312b49
  4. 27233c
  5. 1e1a2f
  6. 151222
  7. 0c0a17
  8. 05040c
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #453e65 with less saturation

  1. 453e65
  2. 453f62
  3. 45405f
  4. 45405c
  5. 454158
  6. 454255
  7. 444252
  8. 44434f
  9. 44444b
  10. 454448

Questions about #453e65

What color is #453e65?

#453e65 is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Evening Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(69, 62, 101), in HSL hsl(250.77, 23.93%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.874% 0.06547 291.279).

What colors go well with #453e65?

The complementary color of #453e65 is #46481b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #314568 and #55395a. The triadic partners are #603a22 and #155040.

Is white or black text more readable on #453e65?

White text reads better on #453e65: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453e65 a warm or cool color?

#453e65 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 38.9% and its chroma 0.065.