What color is #423B61?

#423B61 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 #423B61?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 97: 66 red, 59 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B61?

The complementary color is #5A613B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B61 color

#423B61 rgb(66, 59, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423B61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 38% blue (66, 59, 97).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#423B61 color codes

HEX	`#423B61`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, 12.71, -21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 24.93, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.968, 5.149, 11.986)`
Decimal	`4340577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B61, 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 #423B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #423B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b61; }
.text { color: #423b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b61, #553b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #423B61?: #423B61 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 #423B61?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 97: 66 red, 59 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B61?: The complementary color is #5A613B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.