What color is #433C77?

#433C77 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433C77?

The RGB value is 67, 60, 119: 67 red, 60 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433C77?

The complementary color is #70773C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433C77 color

#433C77 rgb(67, 60, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #433C77 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.5% green and 46.7% blue (67, 60, 119).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#433C77 color codes

HEX	`#433C77`
RGB	`rgb(67, 60, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 50%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 19.08, -32.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 38.03, 300.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.259, 5.757, 18.178)`
Decimal	`4406391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433C77, 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 #433C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #433C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433c77; }
.text { color: #433c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 60 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433c77, #603c77); }

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Questions

What color is #433C77?: #433C77 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433C77?: The RGB value is 67, 60, 119: 67 red, 60 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433C77?: The complementary color is #70773C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.