What color is #417491?

#417491 is a desaturated azure known as Harbour Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Harbour Blue?

The RGB value is 65, 116, 145: 65 red, 116 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Harbour Blue?

The complementary color is #915E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #417491?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Harbour Blue color: hex code #417491

#417491 rgb(65, 116, 145)

Shades of blue

Harbour Blue has the hex code #417491. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 45.5% green and 56.9% blue (65, 116, 145).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

Harbour Blue (#417491) color codes

HEX	`#417491`
RGB	`rgb(65, 116, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 45.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 20%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -8.4, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 22.63, 248.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.534, 15.658, 29.092)`
Decimal	`4289681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Harbour Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #417491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#417491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #417491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #417491; }
.text { color: #417491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #417491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 116 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #417491, #414c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #417491 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #417491?: #417491 is a desaturated azure known as Harbour Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Harbour Blue?: The RGB value is 65, 116, 145: 65 red, 116 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Harbour Blue?: The complementary color is #915E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #417491?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.