What color is #42384E?

#42384E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42384E?

The RGB value is 66, 56, 78: 66 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42384E?

The complementary color is #444E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42384E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42384E color

#42384E rgb(66, 56, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #42384E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22% green and 30.6% blue (66, 56, 78).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#42384E color codes

HEX	`#42384E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 56, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, 9.47, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 15.12, 308.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.036, 4.537, 7.817)`
Decimal	`4339790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42384E, 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 #42384E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42384E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #42384E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42384e; }
.text { color: #42384e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42384e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 56 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42384e, #4d384e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #42384E?: #42384E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42384E?: The RGB value is 66, 56, 78: 66 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42384E?: The complementary color is #444E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42384E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.