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#453e79 color: Sage Violet

#453e79 is rgb(69, 62, 121) in RGB and oklch(40.099% 0.09683 286.606) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

40.1%
0.097
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #453e79

#453e79 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 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: #453e79 mixed with white

  1. 453e79
  2. 555086
  3. 666294
  4. 7775a1
  5. 8987af
  6. 9c9bbc
  7. afaec9
  8. c2c2d7
  9. d6d6e4
  10. eaeaf2

Darker: #453e79 mixed with black

  1. 453e79
  2. 3b3568
  3. 312b58
  4. 272348
  5. 1e1a39
  6. 15122b
  7. 0c0a1d
  8. 050410
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453e79 with less saturation

  1. 453e79
  2. 453f74
  3. 454170
  4. 45426b
  5. 454366
  6. 464461
  7. 46455c
  8. 464657
  9. 474752
  10. 47474d

Questions about #453e79

What color is #453e79?

#453e79 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(69, 62, 121), in HSL hsl(247.12, 32.24%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.099% 0.09683 286.606).

What colors go well with #453e79?

The complementary color of #453e79 is #4f4a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22487b and #5c356a. The triadic partners are #713412 and #00583c.

Is white or black text more readable on #453e79?

White text reads better on #453e79: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453e79 a warm or cool color?

#453e79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.097.