What color is #403D61?

#403D61 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 #403D61?

The RGB value is 64, 61, 97: 64 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403D61?

The complementary color is #5E613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403D61 color

#403D61 rgb(64, 61, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403D61 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 23.9% green and 38% blue (64, 61, 97).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#403D61 color codes

HEX	`#403D61`
RGB	`rgb(64, 61, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 23.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 10.72, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 23.44, 297.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.94, 5.29, 12.015)`
Decimal	`4210017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403D61, 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 #403D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #403D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403d61; }
.text { color: #403d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 61 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403d61, #523d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #403D61?: #403D61 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 #403D61?: The RGB value is 64, 61, 97: 64 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403D61?: The complementary color is #5E613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.