What color is #434171?

#434171 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434171?

The RGB value is 67, 65, 113: 67 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434171?

The complementary color is #6F7141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434171 color

#434171 rgb(67, 65, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #434171 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.5% green and 44.3% blue (67, 65, 113).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#434171 color codes

HEX	`#434171`
RGB	`rgb(67, 65, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 42%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, 13.88, -27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 30.78, 296.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.185, 6.166, 16.431)`
Decimal	`4407665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434171, 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 #434171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #434171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434171; }
.text { color: #434171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 65 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434171, #5b4171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #434171?: #434171 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434171?: The RGB value is 67, 65, 113: 67 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434171?: The complementary color is #6F7141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.