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#423166 color: Minsk

#423166 is rgb(66, 49, 102) in RGB and oklch(35.924% 0.08995 296.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

35.9%
0.090
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #423166

#423166 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 35.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.27:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Minsk (#3e3267). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #423166 mixed with white

  1. 423166
  2. 524475
  3. 635784
  4. 756b93
  5. 887fa2
  6. 9a93b1
  7. aea8c1
  8. c1bdd0
  9. d6d3e0
  10. eae9ef

Darker: #423166 mixed with black

  1. 423166
  2. 382958
  3. 2f224a
  4. 251a3c
  5. 1c132f
  6. 140c23
  7. 0b0617
  8. 05030c
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #423166 with less saturation

  1. 423166
  2. 413362
  3. 41345e
  4. 40365a
  5. 403756
  6. 3f3852
  7. 3e394e
  8. 3e3a4a
  9. 3e3b45
  10. 3d3c41

Questions about #423166

What color is #423166?

#423166 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Minsk. In RGB it is rgb(66, 49, 102), in HSL hsl(259.25, 35.1%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.924% 0.08995 296.387).

What colors go well with #423166?

The complementary color of #423166 is #3b4200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #273a6c and #552a56. The triadic partners are #5f2e00 and #004b3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #423166?

White text reads better on #423166: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #423166 a warm or cool color?

#423166 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 35.9% and its chroma 0.09.