What color is #403E65?

#403E65 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 #403E65?

The RGB value is 64, 62, 101: 64 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403E65?

The complementary color is #63653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403E65 color

#403E65 rgb(64, 62, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403E65 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.3% green and 39.6% blue (64, 62, 101).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#403E65 color codes

HEX	`#403E65`
RGB	`rgb(64, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, 11.26, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 25.29, 296.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.185, 5.475, 13.04)`
Decimal	`4210277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403E65, 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 #403E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #403E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403e65; }
.text { color: #403e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403e65, #543e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #403E65?: #403E65 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 #403E65?: The RGB value is 64, 62, 101: 64 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403E65?: The complementary color is #63653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.