What color is #43195F?

#43195F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43195F?

The RGB value is 67, 25, 95: 67 red, 25 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43195F?

The complementary color is #355F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43195F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43195F color

#43195F rgb(67, 25, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43195F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9.8% green and 37.3% blue (67, 25, 95).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 58% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#43195F color codes

HEX	`#43195F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 25, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 58%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 74%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 74%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.86, 33.61, -33.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.86, 47.32, 315.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.728, 2.715, 11.099)`
Decimal	`4397407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43195F, 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 #43195F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43195F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #43195F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43195f; }
.text { color: #43195f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43195f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 25 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43195f, #5f1958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #43195F?: #43195F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43195F?: The RGB value is 67, 25, 95: 67 red, 25 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43195F?: The complementary color is #355F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43195F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.