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#453f90 color: Nauseous Blue

#453f90 is rgb(69, 63, 144) in RGB and oklch(41.924% 0.12944 282.612) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

41.9%
0.129
283°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #453f90

#453f90 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.87:1 contrast and black text 2.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nauseous Blue (#483d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #453f90 mixed with white

  1. 453f90
  2. 54529c
  3. 6565a7
  4. 7677b3
  5. 888abe
  6. 9b9dc9
  7. aeb0d4
  8. c2c3df
  9. d6d7ea
  10. eaebf5

Darker: #453f90 mixed with black

  1. 453f90
  2. 3b357d
  3. 312c6a
  4. 272357
  5. 1e1b45
  6. 151234
  7. 0c0a24
  8. 050415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #453f90 with less saturation

  1. 453f90
  2. 45418a
  3. 464383
  4. 46457c
  5. 474776
  6. 48486f
  7. 484969
  8. 494a62
  9. 4a4b5b
  10. 4c4c54

Questions about #453f90

What color is #453f90?

#453f90 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Nauseous Blue. In RGB it is rgb(69, 63, 144), in HSL hsl(244.44, 39.13%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.924% 0.12944 282.612).

What colors go well with #453f90?

The complementary color of #453f90 is #594e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d90 and #65337e. The triadic partners are #832d00 and #005f39.

Is white or black text more readable on #453f90?

White text reads better on #453f90: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and black gives 2.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #453f90 a warm or cool color?

#453f90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.129.