What color is #433F57?

#433F57 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433F57?

The RGB value is 67, 63, 87: 67 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433F57?

The complementary color is #53573F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433F57 color

#433F57 rgb(67, 63, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #433F57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.7% green and 34.1% blue (67, 63, 87).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#433F57 color codes

HEX	`#433F57`
RGB	`rgb(67, 63, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 7.57, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 15.69, 298.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.812, 5.436, 9.758)`
Decimal	`4407127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433F57, 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 #433F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #433F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433f57; }
.text { color: #433f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 63 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433f57, #4f3f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #433F57?: #433F57 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433F57?: The RGB value is 67, 63, 87: 67 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433F57?: The complementary color is #53573F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.