What color is #403A60?

#403A60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403A60?

The RGB value is 64, 58, 96: 64 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403A60?

The complementary color is #5A603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403A60 color

#403A60 rgb(64, 58, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403A60 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green and 37.6% blue (64, 58, 96).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#403A60 color codes

HEX	`#403A60`
RGB	`rgb(64, 58, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 22.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 12.43, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 24.96, 299.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.738, 4.961, 11.719)`
Decimal	`4209248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403A60, 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 #403A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #403A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403a60; }
.text { color: #403a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 58 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403a60, #533a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #403A60?: #403A60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403A60?: The RGB value is 64, 58, 96: 64 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403A60?: The complementary color is #5A603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.