What color is #443D61?

#443D61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443D61?

The RGB value is 68, 61, 97: 68 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443D61?

The complementary color is #5A613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443D61 color

#443D61 rgb(68, 61, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #443D61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.9% green and 38% blue (68, 61, 97).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#443D61 color codes

HEX	`#443D61`
RGB	`rgb(68, 61, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, 12.05, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 23.55, 300.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.21, 5.429, 12.028)`
Decimal	`4472161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443D61, 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 #443D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #443D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443d61; }
.text { color: #443d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 61 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443d61, #563d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #443D61?: #443D61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443D61?: The RGB value is 68, 61, 97: 68 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443D61?: The complementary color is #5A613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.