What color is #43334E?

#43334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43334E?

The RGB value is 67, 51, 78: 67 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43334E?

The complementary color is #3E4E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43334E color

#43334E rgb(67, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43334E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (67, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#43334E color codes

HEX	`#43334E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.04, 13.19, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.04, 19.11, 313.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.873, 4.111, 7.743)`
Decimal	`4404046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43334E, 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 #43334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #43334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43334e; }
.text { color: #43334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43334e, #4e334c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43334E?: #43334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43334E?: The RGB value is 67, 51, 78: 67 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43334E?: The complementary color is #3E4E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.