What color is #405981?

#405981 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405981?

The RGB value is 64, 89, 129: 64 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405981?

The complementary color is #816840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405981 color

#405981 rgb(64, 89, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405981 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 50.6% blue (64, 89, 129).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#405981 color codes

HEX	`#405981`
RGB	`rgb(64, 89, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 34.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, 2.57, -25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 25.49, 275.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.648, 9.819, 22.152)`
Decimal	`4217217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405981, 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 #405981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #405981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405981; }
.text { color: #405981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 89 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405981, #474081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #405981?: #405981 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405981?: The RGB value is 64, 89, 129: 64 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405981?: The complementary color is #816840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.