What color is #414E79?

#414E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414E79?

The RGB value is 65, 78, 121: 65 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414E79?

The complementary color is #796C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414E79 color

#414E79 rgb(65, 78, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414E79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 30.6% green and 47.5% blue (65, 78, 121).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#414E79 color codes

HEX	`#414E79`
RGB	`rgb(65, 78, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 30.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, 7.3, -26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 27.11, 285.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.354, 7.953, 19.18)`
Decimal	`4279929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414E79, 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 #414E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #414E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414e79; }
.text { color: #414e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 78 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414e79, #504179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #414E79?: #414E79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414E79?: The RGB value is 65, 78, 121: 65 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414E79?: The complementary color is #796C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.