What color is #403B72?

#403B72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403B72?

The RGB value is 64, 59, 114: 64 red, 59 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403B72?

The complementary color is #6D723B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403B72 color

#403B72 rgb(64, 59, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403B72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.1% green and 44.7% blue (64, 59, 114).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#403B72 color codes

HEX	`#403B72`
RGB	`rgb(64, 59, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 48%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 48%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.93, 17.33, -31.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.93, 35.62, 299.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.715, 5.433, 16.611)`
Decimal	`4209522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403B72, 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 #403B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #403B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403b72; }
.text { color: #403b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 59 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403b72, #5c3b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #403B72?: #403B72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403B72?: The RGB value is 64, 59, 114: 64 red, 59 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403B72?: The complementary color is #6D723B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.