What color is #433C6A?

#433C6A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433C6A?

The RGB value is 67, 60, 106: 67 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433C6A?

The complementary color is #636A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433C6A color

#433C6A rgb(67, 60, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #433C6A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.5% green and 41.6% blue (67, 60, 106).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 28% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#433C6A color codes

HEX	`#433C6A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 60, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 28%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 43%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.02, 15.05, -25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.02, 29.92, 300.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.531, 5.465, 14.344)`
Decimal	`4406378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433C6A, 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 #433C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #433C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433c6a; }
.text { color: #433c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 60 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433c6a, #5a3c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #433C6A?: #433C6A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433C6A?: The RGB value is 67, 60, 106: 67 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433C6A?: The complementary color is #636A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.