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#543773

#543773 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 21.6% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

2.17:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #543773 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#543773
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #543773?

#543773 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 21.6% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #543773 in RGB?

#543773 is rgb(84, 55, 115): 84 red, 55 green, and 115 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #543773 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(27, 52, 0, 55). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #543773?

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 #543773?

Its complement #2D4D0D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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