What color is #433A53?

#433A53 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 #433A53?

The RGB value is 67, 58, 83: 67 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433A53?

The complementary color is #4A533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433A53 color

#433A53 rgb(67, 58, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #433A53 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 22.7% green and 32.5% blue (67, 58, 83).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#433A53 color codes

HEX	`#433A53`
RGB	`rgb(67, 58, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 22.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, 9.82, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 16.83, 305.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.389, 4.844, 8.833)`
Decimal	`4405843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433A53, 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 #433A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #433A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433a53; }
.text { color: #433a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 58 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433a53, #503a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #433A53?: #433A53 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 #433A53?: The RGB value is 67, 58, 83: 67 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433A53?: The complementary color is #4A533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.