What color is #422E62?

#422E62 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422E62?

The RGB value is 66, 46, 98: 66 red, 46 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422E62?

The complementary color is #4E622E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422E62 color

#422E62 rgb(66, 46, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #422E62 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18% green and 38.4% blue (66, 46, 98).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#422E62 color codes

HEX	`#422E62`
RGB	`rgb(66, 46, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.65, 21.63, -27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.65, 35.09, 308.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.428, 3.994, 12.038)`
Decimal	`4337250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422E62, 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 #422E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #422E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422e62; }
.text { color: #422e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 46 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422e62, #5c2e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #422E62?: #422E62 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422E62?: The RGB value is 66, 46, 98: 66 red, 46 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422E62?: The complementary color is #4E622E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.