Information about #423159 color

#423159 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#423159 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 49, 89) — 25.9% red, 19.2% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 16 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#423159 is a softly balanced twilight violet that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Jacarta (#3D325D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57) and Zodiac (#413A5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 49, 89) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #423159: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #423159 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#423159 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#423159 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #423159

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Zodiac color link
Zodiac

#413A5D

Vortex color link
Vortex

#3A385B

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Storm color link
Storm

#36365D

Cherry Pie color link
Cherry Pie

#372D52

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Pukeko color link
Pukeko

#3A2860

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#423159
  • RGB66, 49, 89
  • CMYK9, 16, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(66, 49, 89)
  • HSL266°, 29%, 27%
  • HSL Precise265.5°, 28.986%, 27.059%
  • HSV266°, 45%, 35%
  • HSB266°, 45%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.192, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.192, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.192, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID423159
  • DECIMAL ID4338009
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01