What color is #442266?

#442266 is a dark, moderate violet known as Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fading Horizon?

The RGB value is 68, 34, 102: 68 red, 34 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fading Horizon?

The complementary color is #446622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fading Horizon color: hex code #442266

#442266 rgb(68, 34, 102)

Shades of purple

Fading Horizon has the hex code #442266. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 13.3% green and 40% blue (68, 34, 102).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

Fading Horizon (#442266) color codes

HEX	`#442266`
RGB	`rgb(68, 34, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 13.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 67%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 67%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.33, 30.77, -33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.33, 45.81, 312.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.354, 3.332, 12.929)`
Decimal	`4465254`
Short hex	`#426`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fading Horizon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #442266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #442266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442266; }
.text { color: #442266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 34 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442266, #662266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #442266 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #442266?: #442266 is a dark, moderate violet known as Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fading Horizon?: The RGB value is 68, 34, 102: 68 red, 34 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fading Horizon?: The complementary color is #446622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.