#423B4E
Charcoal · dark cool purple
About #423B4E
#423B4E is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 23% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.2); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #474E3B — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #423B4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.67:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #423B4E?
#423B4E is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 23% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #423B4E?
Use white text. White on #423B4E has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #423B4E?
Its complementary colour is #474E3B, and analogous partners are #3B3D4E and #4C3B4E.