Information about #442C56 color

#442C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#442C56 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(68, 44, 86) — 26.7% red, 17.3% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 16 / 0 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #442C56 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57). Slightly further away sit Grapevine (#43254F) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).

In RGB terms — rgb(68, 44, 86) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #442C56: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#442C56 color variations

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

#442C56 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 #442C56

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

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

An color link
An

#3B2A60

Cherry Pie color link
Cherry Pie

#372D52

Pukeko color link
Pukeko

#3A2860

Wicked color link
Wicked

#362F50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#442C56
  • RGB68, 44, 86
  • CMYK7, 16, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(68, 44, 86)
  • HSL274°, 32%, 25%
  • HSL Precise274.286°, 32.308%, 25.49%
  • HSV274°, 49%, 34%
  • HSB274°, 49%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.173, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.173, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.173, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID442C56
  • DECIMAL ID4467798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01