Close to Royal Navy
#433255
#433255 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 19.6% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 26% 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 #433255.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.50:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.83:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.50:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.83:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #433255 as they’d see it.
#433255 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 #433255
What color is #433255?
#433255 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 19.6% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #433255 in RGB?
#433255 is rgb(67, 50, 85): 67 red, 50 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #433255 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 41, 0, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #433255?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #433255?
Its complement #2D3E1B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.