What color is #403B67?

#403B67 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B67?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 103: 64 red, 59 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B67?

The complementary color is #62673B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B67 color

#403B67 rgb(64, 59, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403B67 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 40.4% blue (64, 59, 103).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 10.3:1).

#403B67 color codes

HEX	`#403B67`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.29, 13.88, -25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.29, 28.7, 298.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.126, 5.197, 13.51)`
Decimal	`4209511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B67, 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 #403B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #403B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b67; }
.text { color: #403b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b67, #563b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #403B67?: #403B67 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B67?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 103: 64 red, 59 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B67?: The complementary color is #62673B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.