Palettes / Colors / #433EA4

#433EA4 — Muted Blue

#433EA4 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #433EA4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#433EA4 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EA33E; it also sits naturally between #3E6BA3 and #753EA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 24% · Blue 64%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #433EA4

.text { color: #433EA4; }
.background { background-color: #433EA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #433EA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(67, 62, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 45%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #433EA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(67, 62, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #433EA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(67, 62, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#433EA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#433EA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EA33E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #433EA4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #433EA4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #433EA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #433EA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #433EA3  ·  #433EA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #433EA4?

#433EA4 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 67, 62, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #433EA4?

#433EA4 is RGB 67, 62, 164 — HSL 243°, 45%, 44% — CMYK 59%, 62%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #433EA4?

Its complement is #9EA33E; analogous partners are #3E6BA3 and #753EA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #433EA4 for text?

White text on #433EA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.46:1.