What color is #403B50?

#403B50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B50?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 80: 64 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B50?

The complementary color is #4B503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B50 color

#403B50 rgb(64, 59, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403B50 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 31.4% blue (64, 59, 80).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#403B50 color codes

HEX	`#403B50`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, 7.23, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 13.96, 301.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.126, 4.797, 8.244)`
Decimal	`4209488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B50, 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 #403B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #403B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b50; }
.text { color: #403b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b50, #4a3b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #403B50?: #403B50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B50?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 80: 64 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B50?: The complementary color is #4B503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.