What color is #43415E?

#43415E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43415E?

The RGB value is 67, 65, 94: 67 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43415E?

The complementary color is #5C5E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43415E color

#43415E rgb(67, 65, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43415E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (67, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#43415E color codes

HEX	`#43415E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 8.2, -16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 18.75, 295.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.225, 5.782, 11.376)`
Decimal	`4407646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43415E, 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 #43415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #43415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43415e; }
.text { color: #43415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43415e, #52415e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #43415E?: #43415E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43415E?: The RGB value is 67, 65, 94: 67 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43415E?: The complementary color is #5C5E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.