What color is #405371?

#405371 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405371?

The RGB value is 64, 83, 113: 64 red, 83 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405371?

The complementary color is #715E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405371 color

#405371 rgb(64, 83, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405371 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.5% green and 44.3% blue (64, 83, 113).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Naval Blue (#384B6B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#405371 color codes

HEX	`#405371`
RGB	`rgb(64, 83, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 1.25, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 19.53, 273.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.187, 8.468, 16.823)`
Decimal	`4215665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405371, 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 #405371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #405371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405371; }
.text { color: #405371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 83 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405371, #454071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #405371?: #405371 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405371?: The RGB value is 64, 83, 113: 64 red, 83 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405371?: The complementary color is #715E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.