What color is #40445E?

#40445E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40445E?

The RGB value is 64, 68, 94: 64 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40445E?

The complementary color is #5E5A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40445E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40445E color

#40445E rgb(64, 68, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #40445E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 26.7% green and 36.9% blue (64, 68, 94).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#40445E color codes

HEX	`#40445E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 68, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 26.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 28%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 5.2, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 16.72, 288.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.201, 6.032, 11.425)`
Decimal	`4211806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40445E, 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 #40445E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40445E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #40445E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40445e; }
.text { color: #40445e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40445e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 68 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40445e, #4b405e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #40445E?: #40445E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40445E?: The RGB value is 64, 68, 94: 64 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40445E?: The complementary color is #5E5A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40445E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.