What color is #443A55?

#443A55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443A55?

The RGB value is 68, 58, 85: 68 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443A55?

The complementary color is #4B553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443A55 color

#443A55 rgb(68, 58, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #443A55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.7% green and 33.3% blue (68, 58, 85).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#443A55 color codes

HEX	`#443A55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 58, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, 10.72, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 18.17, 306.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.536, 4.911, 9.249)`
Decimal	`4471381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443A55, 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 #443A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #443A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443a55; }
.text { color: #443a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 58 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443a55, #513a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443A55?: #443A55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443A55?: The RGB value is 68, 58, 85: 68 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443A55?: The complementary color is #4B553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.