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#432C77 Color

#432C77 is rgb(67, 44, 119) in RGB, hsl(258, 46%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#432C77
HEX#432C77
RGBrgb(67, 44, 119)
HSLhsl(258, 46%, 32%)
HSVhsv(258, 63%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.123 293.5)
LABlab(24.23% 25.33 -40.01)
LCHlch(24.23% 47.35 302.34)

What #432C77 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #432C77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 7.71Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.02St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 9.99Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 11.87KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.38Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 14.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#432C77 Channel Values

How #432C77 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 67 · G 44 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 46% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 63% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.26:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #432C77 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #432C77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #432C77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#432C77
Complementary
#61772C
Analogous
#2C3B77
Analogous
#682C77
Triadic
#77432C
Triadic
#2C7743
Split comp.
#77682C
Split comp.
#3B772C

Tints & Shades of #432C77

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#553899
#6B49BC
#866AC8
#A48FD6
#C0B1E2
#DED6F0

Shades

#3A2768
#322159
#2A1C4A
#21163C
#19112D
#110B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #432C77.

How #432C77 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#432C77
Protanopia#313177
Protanomaly#392F77
Deuteranopia#353577
Deuteranomaly#3B3277
Tritanopia#353C3C
Tritanomaly#3B3659
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #432C77 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-432c77: #432C77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #432C77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-432c77': '#432C77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.173, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_432c77">#432C77</color>
SVG fillfill="#432C77"

More Purple Colors

#432C77 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#432C77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #432C77?

#432C77 is a dark purple — rgb(67, 44, 119) in RGB and hsl(258, 46%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #432C77?

#432C77 is rgb(67, 44, 119) — red 67, green 44, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #432C77?

#432C77 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #432C77 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #432C77 scores 11.26:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #432C77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #432C77 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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