What color is #413E59?

#413E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #413E59?

The RGB value is 65, 62, 89: 65 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413E59?

The complementary color is #56593E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413E59 color

#413E59 rgb(65, 62, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #413E59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 24.3% green and 34.9% blue (65, 62, 89).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#413E59 color codes

HEX	`#413E59`
RGB	`rgb(65, 62, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 24.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 8.07, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 17.62, 297.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.705, 5.29, 10.17)`
Decimal	`4275801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413E59, 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 #413E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #413E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413e59; }
.text { color: #413e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 62 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413e59, #4e3e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #413E59?: #413E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #413E59?: The RGB value is 65, 62, 89: 65 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413E59?: The complementary color is #56593E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.