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#434366

Prussian Blue · dark cool blue

About #434366

#434366 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Prussian Blue (ΔE 14.9); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #666643 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #434366 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.40:1).

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Red67
Green67
Blue102

Closest named colours

Prussian Blue
#003153 · ΔE 14.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 17.7
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #434366

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #434366.
9.40:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #434366.
2.23:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #434366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#434366
Protanopia (no red cones)
#394767
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#374565
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3A4950

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #434366?

#434366 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #434366?

Use white text. White on #434366 has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #434366?

Its complementary colour is #666643, and analogous partners are #435566 and #554366.