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#44204C Color

#44204C is rgb(68, 32, 76) in RGB, hsl(289, 41%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 58%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44204C
HEX#44204C
RGBrgb(68, 32, 76)
HSLhsl(289, 41%, 21%)
HSVhsv(289, 58%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 58%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.087 320.1)
LABlab(19.05% 23.57 -20.07)
LCHlch(19.05% 30.96 319.59)

What #44204C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #44204C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 9.79Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.34Medium Violet#65315FΔE 11.67Dark Purple#301934ΔE 12.07Imperial#602F6BΔE 12.68English Violet#563C5CΔE 13.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#44204C Channel Values

How #44204C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 32 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 41% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 58% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.49:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44204C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44204C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44204C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44204C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44204C
Complementary
#284C20
Analogous
#2D204C
Analogous
#4C203E
Triadic
#4C4320
Triadic
#204C43
Split comp.
#3E4C20
Split comp.
#204C2D

Tints & Shades of #44204C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#673073
#8A419B
#A85ABA
#BD81CA
#D2A9DB
#E6D0EB

Shades

#3D1D44
#33183A
#2D1532
#231128
#1D0E20
#130916

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44204C.

How #44204C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#44204C
Protanopia#29294C
Protanomaly#35254C
Deuteranopia#2F2F4B
Deuteranomaly#392A4C
Tritanopia#3F2929
Tritanomaly#41253A
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44204C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-44204c: #44204C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44204C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44204c': '#44204C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.125, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_44204c">#44204C</color>
SVG fillfill="#44204C"

More Purple Colors

#44204C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#44204C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44204C?

#44204C is a dark purple — rgb(68, 32, 76) in RGB and hsl(289, 41%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #44204C?

#44204C is rgb(68, 32, 76) — red 68, green 32, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44204C?

#44204C converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 58%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44204C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #44204C scores 13.49:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44204C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44204C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 25.4, which is a different colour altogether.

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