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#433B87 Color

#433B87 is rgb(67, 59, 135) in RGB, hsl(246, 39%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 56%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#433B87
HEX#433B87
RGBrgb(67, 59, 135)
HSLhsl(246, 39%, 38%)
HSVhsv(246, 56%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 56%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.123 284.2)
LABlab(29.04% 20.23 -42.31)
LCHlch(29.04% 46.90 295.56)

What #433B87 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 #433B87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#433B87 Channel Values

How #433B87 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 59 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 39% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 56% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.48:1 vs white · 2.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #433B87 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 text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #433B87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #433B87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #433B87

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.

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How #433B87 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#433B87
Protanopia#3C3C87
Protanomaly#3F3C87
Deuteranopia#3E3E87
Deuteranomaly#403D87
Tritanopia#314A4A
Tritanomaly#394568
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #433B87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-433b87: #433B87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #433B87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-433b87': '#433B87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.231, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_433b87">#433B87</color>
SVG fillfill="#433B87"

More Blue Colors

#433B87 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#433B87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #433B87?

#433B87 is a dark blue — rgb(67, 59, 135) in RGB and hsl(246, 39%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #433B87?

#433B87 is rgb(67, 59, 135) — red 67, green 59, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #433B87?

#433B87 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 56%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #433B87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #433B87 scores 9.48:1 against white and 2.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #433B87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #433B87 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 1.77, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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