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#423f85 color: Clematis Blue

#423f85 is rgb(66, 63, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.865% 0.11377 282.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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243°
100%

40.9%
0.114
282°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #423f85

#423f85 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.21:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clematis Blue (#3c3d8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #423f85 mixed with white

  1. 423f85
  2. 525192
  3. 63649e
  4. 7476aa
  5. 8789b7
  6. 9a9cc3
  7. adafcf
  8. c1c3db
  9. d5d7e7
  10. eaebf3

Darker: #423f85 mixed with black

  1. 423f85
  2. 383573
  3. 2f2c61
  4. 252350
  5. 1c1b40
  6. 141230
  7. 0b0a21
  8. 050413
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #423f85 with less saturation

  1. 423f85
  2. 42417f
  3. 43427a
  4. 444474
  5. 44456e
  6. 454668
  7. 464762
  8. 47485c
  9. 484956
  10. 494950

Questions about #423f85

What color is #423f85?

#423f85 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Clematis Blue. In RGB it is rgb(66, 63, 133), in HSL hsl(242.57, 35.71%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.865% 0.11377 282.047).

What colors go well with #423f85?

The complementary color of #423f85 is #564b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c4b85 and #5e3476. The triadic partners are #7a2f0c and #005c36.

Is white or black text more readable on #423f85?

White text reads better on #423f85: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #423f85 a warm or cool color?

#423f85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.114.