What color is #423D57?

#423D57 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 #423D57?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 87: 66 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D57?

The complementary color is #52573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D57 color

#423D57 rgb(66, 61, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423D57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 34.1% blue (66, 61, 87).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#423D57 color codes

HEX	`#423D57`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 8.54, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 17.09, 299.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.635, 5.184, 9.719)`
Decimal	`4341079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D57, 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 #423D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #423D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d57; }
.text { color: #423d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d57, #4f3d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #423D57?: #423D57 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 #423D57?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 87: 66 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D57?: The complementary color is #52573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.