What color is #431E56?

#431E56 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #431E56?

The RGB value is 67, 30, 86: 67 red, 30 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431E56?

The complementary color is #31561E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431E56 color

#431E56 rgb(67, 30, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #431E56 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 11.8% green and 33.7% blue (67, 30, 86).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#431E56 color codes

HEX	`#431E56`
RGB	`rgb(67, 30, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 11.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.2, 28.61, -26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.2, 39.18, 316.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.458, 2.794, 9.107)`
Decimal	`4398678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431E56, 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 #431E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #431E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431e56; }
.text { color: #431e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 30 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431e56, #561e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #431E56?: #431E56 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #431E56?: The RGB value is 67, 30, 86: 67 red, 30 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431E56?: The complementary color is #31561E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.