Close to Navy Blue
#43285C
#43285C is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 15.7% green, and 36.1% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #43285C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.38:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.38:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.70:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #43285C as they’d see it.
#43285C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #43285C
What color is #43285C?
#43285C is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 15.7% green, and 36.1% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #43285C in RGB?
#43285C is rgb(67, 40, 92): 67 red, 40 green, and 92 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #43285C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 57, 0, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #43285C?
PANTONE 268 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #43285C?
Its complement #1E3C03 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.