What color is #423A5C?

#423A5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423A5C?

The RGB value is 66, 58, 92: 66 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423A5C?

The complementary color is #545C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423A5C color

#423A5C rgb(66, 58, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423A5C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.7% green and 36.1% blue (66, 58, 92).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#423A5C color codes

HEX	`#423A5C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 58, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 11.94, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 22.49, 302.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.691, 4.957, 10.78)`
Decimal	`4340316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423A5C, 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 #423A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #423A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423a5c; }
.text { color: #423a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 58 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423a5c, #533a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #423A5C?: #423A5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423A5C?: The RGB value is 66, 58, 92: 66 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423A5C?: The complementary color is #545C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.