What color is #41729F?

#41729F is a desaturated azure known as Naval. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Naval?

The RGB value is 65, 114, 159: 65 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Naval?

The complementary color is #9F6E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41729F?

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.

Naval color: hex code #41729F

#41729F rgb(65, 114, 159)

Shades of blue

Naval has the hex code #41729F. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 44.7% green and 62.4% blue (65, 114, 159).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

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

Naval (#41729F) color codes

HEX	`#41729F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 114, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 44.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 59%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -2.63, -29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 29.39, 264.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.453, 15.66, 35.055)`
Decimal	`4289183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Naval, 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 #41729F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#41729F 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 #41729F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41729f; }
.text { color: #41729f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41729f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 114 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41729f, #41439f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

See #41729F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #41729F?: #41729F is a desaturated azure known as Naval. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Naval?: The RGB value is 65, 114, 159: 65 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Naval?: The complementary color is #9F6E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41729F?: 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.