What color is #433E72?

#433E72 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 #433E72?

The RGB value is 67, 62, 114: 67 red, 62 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433E72?

The complementary color is #6D723E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433E72 color

#433E72 rgb(67, 62, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #433E72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.3% green and 44.7% blue (67, 62, 114).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#433E72 color codes

HEX	`#433E72`
RGB	`rgb(67, 62, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 46%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 16.18, -29.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 33.51, 298.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.074, 5.853, 16.673)`
Decimal	`4406898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433E72, 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 #433E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #433E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433e72; }
.text { color: #433e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 62 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433e72, #5d3e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #433E72?: #433E72 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 #433E72?: The RGB value is 67, 62, 114: 67 red, 62 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433E72?: The complementary color is #6D723E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.