What color is #405175?

#405175 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405175?

The RGB value is 64, 81, 117: 64 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405175?

The complementary color is #756440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405175 color

#405175 rgb(64, 81, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405175 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.8% green and 45.9% blue (64, 81, 117).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#405175 color codes

HEX	`#405175`
RGB	`rgb(64, 81, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, 3.79, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 22.95, 279.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.267, 8.259, 17.985)`
Decimal	`4215157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405175, 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 #405175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #405175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405175; }
.text { color: #405175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 81 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405175, #4a4075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #405175?: #405175 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405175?: The RGB value is 64, 81, 117: 64 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405175?: The complementary color is #756440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.