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#453187 Color

#453187 is rgb(69, 49, 135) in RGB, hsl(254, 47%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#453187
HEX#453187
RGBrgb(69, 49, 135)
HSLhsl(254, 47%, 36%)
HSVhsv(254, 64%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.137 289.1)
LABlab(26.72% 26.84 -46.03)
LCHlch(26.72% 53.29 300.25)

What #453187 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #453187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 5.97Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 7.04Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 7.28KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.4St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 9.03Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 10.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#453187 Channel Values

How #453187 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 49 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 47% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 64% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.28:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #453187 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #453187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #453187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#453187
Complementary
#738731
Analogous
#314887
Analogous
#703187
Triadic
#874531
Triadic
#318745
Split comp.
#877031
Split comp.
#488731

Tints & Shades of #453187

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#563DA9
#6C53C1
#8974CD
#A392D8
#BFB4E4
#DCD6F0

Shades

#3B2A74
#342465
#2A1E52
#221843
#191231
#110C22

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How #453187 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#453187
Protanopia#353587
Protanomaly#3C3387
Deuteranopia#393987
Deuteranomaly#3E3687
Tritanopia#334444
Tritanomaly#3B3D65
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #453187 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-453187: #453187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #453187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-453187': '#453187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.192, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_453187">#453187</color>
SVG fillfill="#453187"

More Blue Colors

#453187 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#453187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #453187?

#453187 is a dark blue — rgb(69, 49, 135) in RGB and hsl(254, 47%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #453187?

#453187 is rgb(69, 49, 135) — red 69, green 49, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #453187?

#453187 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #453187 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #453187 scores 10.28:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #453187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #453187 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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