What color is #407DC9?

#407DC9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #407DC9?

The RGB value is 64, 125, 201: 64 red, 125 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407DC9?

The complementary color is #C98C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407DC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407DC9 color

#407DC9 rgb(64, 125, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #407DC9 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 49% green and 78.8% blue (64, 125, 201).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 56% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#407DC9 color codes

HEX	`#407DC9`
RGB	`rgb(64, 125, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 49%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 56%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 68%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 38%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 5.06, -45.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 45.55, 276.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.987, 19.972, 58.049)`
Decimal	`4226505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407DC9, 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 #407DC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#407DC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	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 #407DC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407dc9; }
.text { color: #407dc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407dc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 125 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407dc9, #4740c9); }

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Questions

What color is #407DC9?: #407DC9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #407DC9?: The RGB value is 64, 125, 201: 64 red, 125 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407DC9?: The complementary color is #C98C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407DC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.