What color is #44384B?

#44384B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44384B?

The RGB value is 68, 56, 75: 68 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44384B?

The complementary color is #3F4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44384B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44384B color

#44384B rgb(68, 56, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #44384B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22% green and 29.4% blue (68, 56, 75).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#44384B color codes

HEX	`#44384B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 56, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, 9.49, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 13.54, 314.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.068, 4.565, 7.269)`
Decimal	`4470859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44384B, 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 #44384B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44384B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #44384B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44384b; }
.text { color: #44384b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44384b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 56 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44384b, #4b3849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #44384B?: #44384B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44384B?: The RGB value is 68, 56, 75: 68 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44384B?: The complementary color is #3F4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44384B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.