What color is #43496F?

#43496F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43496F?

The RGB value is 67, 73, 111: 67 red, 73 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43496F?

The complementary color is #6F6943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43496F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43496F color

#43496F rgb(67, 73, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43496F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.6% green and 43.5% blue (67, 73, 111).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#43496F color codes

HEX	`#43496F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 73, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.05, 7.99, -22.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.05, 24.08, 289.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.566, 7.106, 16.009)`
Decimal	`4409711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43496F, 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 #43496F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43496F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #43496F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43496f; }
.text { color: #43496f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43496f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 73 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43496f, #53436f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #43496F?: #43496F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43496F?: The RGB value is 67, 73, 111: 67 red, 73 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43496F?: The complementary color is #6F6943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43496F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.