What color is #43194B?

#43194B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43194B?

The RGB value is 67, 25, 75: 67 red, 25 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43194B?

The complementary color is #214B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43194B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43194B color

#43194B rgb(67, 25, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43194B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9.8% green and 29.4% blue (67, 25, 75).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 50% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#43194B color codes

HEX	`#43194B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 25, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 50%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 67%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.45, 28.77, -22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.45, 36.29, 322.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.932, 2.397, 6.911)`
Decimal	`4397387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43194B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #43194B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43194B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #43194B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43194b; }
.text { color: #43194b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43194b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 25 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43194b, #4b193a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43194B?: #43194B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43194B?: The RGB value is 67, 25, 75: 67 red, 25 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43194B?: The complementary color is #214B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43194B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.