What color is #404D70?

#404D70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #404D70?

The RGB value is 64, 77, 112: 64 red, 77 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404D70?

The complementary color is #706340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404D70 color

#404D70 rgb(64, 77, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #404D70 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.2% green and 43.9% blue (64, 77, 112).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#404D70 color codes

HEX	`#404D70`
RGB	`rgb(64, 77, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 31%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.06, 4.79, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.06, 22.3, 282.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.692, 7.567, 16.381)`
Decimal	`4214128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404D70, 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 #404D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #404D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404d70; }
.text { color: #404d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 77 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404d70, #4b4070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #404D70?: #404D70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #404D70?: The RGB value is 64, 77, 112: 64 red, 77 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404D70?: The complementary color is #706340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.