What color is #423952?

#423952 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423952?

The RGB value is 66, 57, 82: 66 red, 57 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423952?

The complementary color is #495239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423952 color

#423952 rgb(66, 57, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #423952 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.4% green and 32.2% blue (66, 57, 82).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#423952 color codes

HEX	`#423952`
RGB	`rgb(66, 57, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.84, 9.85, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.84, 16.88, 305.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.233, 4.694, 8.611)`
Decimal	`4340050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423952, 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 #423952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #423952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423952; }
.text { color: #423952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 57 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423952, #4f3952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #423952?: #423952 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423952?: The RGB value is 66, 57, 82: 66 red, 57 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423952?: The complementary color is #495239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.