What color is #434A6D?

#434A6D 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 #434A6D?

The RGB value is 67, 74, 109: 67 red, 74 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434A6D?

The complementary color is #6D6643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434A6D color

#434A6D rgb(67, 74, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #434A6D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29% green and 42.7% blue (67, 74, 109).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#434A6D color codes

HEX	`#434A6D`
RGB	`rgb(67, 74, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.25, 6.72, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.25, 22.19, 287.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.523, 7.195, 15.457)`
Decimal	`4409965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434A6D, 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 #434A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #434A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434a6d; }
.text { color: #434a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 74 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434a6d, #51436d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #434A6D?: #434A6D 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 #434A6D?: The RGB value is 67, 74, 109: 67 red, 74 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434A6D?: The complementary color is #6D6643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.