What color is #414165?

#414165 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414165?

The RGB value is 65, 65, 101: 65 red, 65 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414165?

The complementary color is #656541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414165 color

#414165 rgb(65, 65, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414165 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 25.5% green and 39.6% blue (65, 65, 101).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#414165 color codes

HEX	`#414165`
RGB	`rgb(65, 65, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 25.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.01, 9.58, -21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.01, 23.19, 294.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.419, 5.844, 13.099)`
Decimal	`4276581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414165, 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 #414165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #414165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414165; }
.text { color: #414165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 65 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414165, #534165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #414165?: #414165 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414165?: The RGB value is 65, 65, 101: 65 red, 65 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414165?: The complementary color is #656541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.