What color is #41406F?

#41406F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41406F?

The RGB value is 65, 64, 111: 65 red, 64 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41406F?

The complementary color is #6E6F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41406F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41406F color

#41406F rgb(65, 64, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #41406F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.1% green and 43.5% blue (65, 64, 111).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#41406F color codes

HEX	`#41406F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 64, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 42%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, 13.33, -27.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 30.21, 296.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.882, 5.938, 15.819)`
Decimal	`4276335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41406F, 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 #41406F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41406F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #41406F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41406f; }
.text { color: #41406f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41406f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 64 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41406f, #59406f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #41406F?: #41406F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41406F?: The RGB value is 65, 64, 111: 65 red, 64 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41406F?: The complementary color is #6E6F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41406F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.