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#433D50

Charcoal · dark cool purple

About #433D50

#433D50 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.7), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4A503D (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.39:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green61
Blue80

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 10.7
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 13.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #433D50

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #433D50.
10.39:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #433D50.
2.02:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433D50 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433D50
Protanopia (no red cones)
#394051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A404F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#414043

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433D50?

#433D50 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 24% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #433D50?

Use white text. White on #433D50 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433D50?

Its complementary colour is #4A503D, and analogous partners are #3D4050 and #4D3D50.