What color is #423D55?

#423D55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423D55?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 85: 66 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D55?

The complementary color is #50553D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D55 color

#423D55 rgb(66, 61, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423D55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 33.3% blue (66, 61, 85).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#423D55 color codes

HEX	`#423D55`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, 7.99, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 15.81, 300.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.555, 5.152, 9.294)`
Decimal	`4341077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D55, 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 #423D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #423D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d55; }
.text { color: #423d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d55, #4e3d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #423D55?: #423D55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423D55?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 85: 66 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D55?: The complementary color is #50553D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.