What color is #442F80?

#442F80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #442F80?

The RGB value is 68, 47, 128: 68 red, 47 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442F80?

The complementary color is #6B802F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442F80 color

#442F80 rgb(68, 47, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #442F80 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.4% green and 50.2% blue (68, 47, 128).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#442F80 color codes

HEX	`#442F80`
RGB	`rgb(68, 47, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 63%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 63%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.22, 30.53, -42.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.22, 52.49, 305.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.296, 4.82, 20.964)`
Decimal	`4468608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442F80, 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 #442F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #442F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442f80; }
.text { color: #442f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 47 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442f80, #6c2f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #442F80?: #442F80 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #442F80?: The RGB value is 68, 47, 128: 68 red, 47 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442F80?: The complementary color is #6B802F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.