What color is #405176?

#405176 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 #405176?

The RGB value is 64, 81, 118: 64 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405176?

The complementary color is #766540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405176 color

#405176 rgb(64, 81, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405176 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.8% green and 46.3% blue (64, 81, 118).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#405176 color codes

HEX	`#405176`
RGB	`rgb(64, 81, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 31.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, 4.11, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 23.55, 280.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.326, 8.282, 18.296)`
Decimal	`4215158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405176, 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 #405176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #405176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405176; }
.text { color: #405176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 81 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405176, #4a4076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #405176?: #405176 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 #405176?: The RGB value is 64, 81, 118: 64 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405176?: The complementary color is #766540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.