What color is #403E55?

#403E55 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403E55?

The RGB value is 64, 62, 85: 64 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403E55?

The complementary color is #53553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403E55?

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.

#403E55 color

#403E55 rgb(64, 62, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403E55 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.3% green and 33.3% blue (64, 62, 85).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#403E55 color codes

HEX	`#403E55`
RGB	`rgb(64, 62, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.27, 6.6, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.27, 15.02, 296.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.476, 5.191, 9.306)`
Decimal	`4210261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403E55, 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 #403E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403E55 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 #403E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403e55; }
.text { color: #403e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 62 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403e55, #4c3e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #403E55?: #403E55 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403E55?: The RGB value is 64, 62, 85: 64 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403E55?: The complementary color is #53553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403E55?: 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.