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#433cf3

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: Blue

RGB
67, 60, 243
HSL
242°, 88%, 59%
CMYK
72, 75, 0, 5
Luminance
0.1090

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #433cf3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#433cf3
Hue
242°
blue
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
40%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1090
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
82/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.61:1
Closest name
Blue
ΔE2000 7.4
Where it sits
Hue242° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool82% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#433cf3
RGBrgb(67, 60, 243)
HSLhsl(242, 88%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 75%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(39.4 59.1 -89.2)
LCHlch(39.4 107.0 303.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.503 0.259 273.6)
Decimal4406515
Display P3color(display-p3 0.263 0.235 0.953)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #433cf3;
background-color: #433cf3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#433cf3] bg-[#433cf3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #433cf3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.263, green: 0.235, blue: 0.953)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#433cf3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF433CF3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(243, 60, 67)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #433cf3 · 6.61:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #433cf3 as text scores 6.61:1 on white and 3.18:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#433cf3 on white: 6.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#433cf3 on black: 3.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0065F8
deuteranopia · #0054F0
tritanopia · #007396

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #433cf3 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2F2FD
#E6E5FA
#C6C4F8
#9995F8
#6660F5
#433cf3
#160EE7
#130CC0
#0F099A
#0F0B6F
#0A0745
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2F2FDDarkest = 950 · #0A0745
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2F2FD;
  --brand-100: #E6E5FA;
  --brand-200: #C6C4F8;
  --brand-300: #9995F8;
  --brand-400: #6660F5;
  --brand-500: #433cf3;
  --brand-600: #160EE7;
  --brand-700: #130CC0;
  --brand-800: #0F099A;
  --brand-900: #0F0B6F;
  --brand-950: #0A0745;
  --brand: #433cf3;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #433cf3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F5F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#C1C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C49D08
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0C0778
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8E7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #433cf3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#ECF33C
Analogous left#3C90F3
Analogous right#9E3CF3
Split-complement 1#F39E3C
Split-complement 2#90F33C
Triadic 1#F3433C
Triadic 2#3CF343
Tetradic#F33C90

RGB percentages

Red26.3%
Green23.5%
Blue95.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan72.4%
Magenta75.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#433cf3 text on a black background

contrast 3.18:1

Card sample

#433cf3 text on a white background

contrast 6.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #433cf3;
Background color
Panel with #433cf3 background
background-color: #433cf3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #433cf3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(67, 60, 243, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(67, 60, 243, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #433cf3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #433cf3, #BD3CF3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #433cf3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#433cf3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#433cf3, answered

What color is #433cf3?

#433cf3 is a balanced electric blue, closest to Blue (ΔE2000 7.4). It sits at 242° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #433cf3?

rgb(67, 60, 243) — 67 red, 60 green and 243 blue out of 255, or 26.3% / 23.5% / 95.3% by channel.

Is #433cf3 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1090 and perceived brightness is 40%, so white text on it reaches 6.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #433cf3?

White. It scores 6.61:1 against #433cf3, versus 3.18:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #433cf3?

#ECF33C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F39E3C and #90F33C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #433cf3?

For interface work: #F5F4FA as the surface, #C1C0ED for borders, #4E4B9B for secondary text, #C49D08 as an accent and #0C0778 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3C90F3 and #9E3CF3 stays calm, while #ECF33C is the loudest partner.

What is #433cf3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(72%, 75%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #433cf3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 82 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #863CF3; nudged cooler, #3A65F5.

Work with #433cf3 in the Color Lab