What color is #405D92?

#405D92 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405D92?

The RGB value is 64, 93, 146: 64 red, 93 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405D92?

The complementary color is #927540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405D92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405D92 color

#405D92 rgb(64, 93, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #405D92 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.5% green and 57.3% blue (64, 93, 146).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#405D92 color codes

HEX	`#405D92`
RGB	`rgb(64, 93, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 36.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 56%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 36%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.57, 5.72, -32.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.57, 32.95, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.215, 10.993, 28.719)`
Decimal	`4218258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405D92, 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 #405D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#405D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #405D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405d92; }
.text { color: #405d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 93 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405d92, #4c4092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #405D92?: #405D92 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405D92?: The RGB value is 64, 93, 146: 64 red, 93 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405D92?: The complementary color is #927540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405D92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.