What color is #403E79?

#403E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #403E79?

The RGB value is 64, 62, 121: 64 red, 62 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #403E79?

The complementary color is #77793E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #403E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#403E79 color

#403E79 rgb(64, 62, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #403E79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 24.3% green and 47.5% blue (64, 62, 121).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#403E79 color codes

HEX	`#403E79`
RGB	`rgb(64, 62, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 24.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 49%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.2, 17.59, -33.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.2, 37.86, 297.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.287, 5.915, 18.843)`
Decimal	`4210297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #403E79, 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 #403E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#403E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #403E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #403e79; }
.text { color: #403e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #403e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 62 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #403e79, #5d3e79); }

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Questions

What color is #403E79?: #403E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #403E79?: The RGB value is 64, 62, 121: 64 red, 62 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #403E79?: The complementary color is #77793E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #403E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.