What color is #443C55?

#443C55 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 #443C55?

The RGB value is 68, 60, 85: 68 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443C55?

The complementary color is #4D553C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443C55 color

#443C55 rgb(68, 60, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #443C55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.5% green and 33.3% blue (68, 60, 85).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#443C55 color codes

HEX	`#443C55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 60, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.06, 9.39, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.06, 16.67, 304.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.639, 5.117, 9.283)`
Decimal	`4471893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443C55, 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 #443C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #443C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443c55; }
.text { color: #443c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 60 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443c55, #513c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443C55?: #443C55 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 #443C55?: The RGB value is 68, 60, 85: 68 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443C55?: The complementary color is #4D553C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.