What color is #404E71?

#404E71 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 #404E71?

The RGB value is 64, 78, 113: 64 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #404E71?

The complementary color is #716340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #404E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#404E71 color

#404E71 rgb(64, 78, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #404E71 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 30.6% green and 44.3% blue (64, 78, 113).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 28% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#404E71 color codes

HEX	`#404E71`
RGB	`rgb(64, 78, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 30.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 31%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 4.45, -21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 22.31, 281.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.818, 7.731, 16.7)`
Decimal	`4214385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #404E71, 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 #404E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#404E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #404E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #404e71; }
.text { color: #404e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #404e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 78 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #404e71, #4b4071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #404E71?: #404E71 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 #404E71?: The RGB value is 64, 78, 113: 64 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #404E71?: The complementary color is #716340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #404E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.