What color is #405971?

#405971 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405971?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 113: 64 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405971?

The complementary color is #715840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405971 color

#405971 rgb(64, 89, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405971 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 44.3% blue (64, 89, 113).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#405971 color codes

HEX	`#405971`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.79, -2.51, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.79, 16.82, 261.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.666, 9.426, 16.982)`
Decimal	`4217201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405971, 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 #405971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #405971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405971; }
.text { color: #405971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405971, #404071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #405971?: #405971 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405971?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 113: 64 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405971?: The complementary color is #715840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.