What color is #407FC6?

#407FC6 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 #407FC6?

The RGB value is 64, 127, 198: 64 red, 127 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #407FC6?

The complementary color is #C68740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #407FC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#407FC6 color

#407FC6 rgb(64, 127, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #407FC6 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 49.8% green and 77.6% blue (64, 127, 198).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 54% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 5.07:1).

#407FC6 color codes

HEX	`#407FC6`
RGB	`rgb(64, 127, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 49.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 54%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 68%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 36%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, 2.8, -42.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 42.98, 273.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.893, 20.344, 56.294)`
Decimal	`4227014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #407FC6, 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 #407FC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#407FC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #407FC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #407fc6; }
.text { color: #407fc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #407fc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 127 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #407fc6, #4440c6); }

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Questions

What color is #407FC6?: #407FC6 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 #407FC6?: The RGB value is 64, 127, 198: 64 red, 127 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #407FC6?: The complementary color is #C68740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #407FC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.