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#453e69 color: Evening Mauve

#453e69 is rgb(69, 62, 105) in RGB and oklch(39.103% 0.07186 290.135) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

39.1%
0.072
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #453e69

#453e69 is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.79:1 contrast and black text 2.15:1, 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: #453e69 mixed with white

  1. 453e69
  2. 555077
  3. 666186
  4. 787495
  5. 8a87a3
  6. 9c9ab2
  7. afadc1
  8. c3c1d1
  9. d6d5e0
  10. ebeaef

Darker: #453e69 mixed with black

  1. 453e69
  2. 3b355a
  3. 312b4c
  4. 27233e
  5. 1e1a31
  6. 151224
  7. 0c0a18
  8. 05040c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #453e69 with less saturation

  1. 453e69
  2. 453f66
  3. 454062
  4. 45415f
  5. 45415b
  6. 454258
  7. 454354
  8. 454450
  9. 45444d
  10. 454549

Questions about #453e69

What color is #453e69?

#453e69 is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Evening Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(69, 62, 105), in HSL hsl(249.77, 25.75%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.103% 0.07186 290.135).

What colors go well with #453e69?

The complementary color of #453e69 is #484814. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e456c and #56385d. The triadic partners are #64391f and #0d513f.

Is white or black text more readable on #453e69?

White text reads better on #453e69: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and black gives 2.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453e69 a warm or cool color?

#453e69 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.072.