What color is #414E8F?

#414E8F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414E8F?

The RGB value is 65, 78, 143: 65 red, 78 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414E8F?

The complementary color is #8F8241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414E8F color

#414E8F rgb(65, 78, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414E8F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 30.6% green and 56.1% blue (65, 78, 143).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#414E8F color codes

HEX	`#414E8F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 78, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 30.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 55%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 45%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 14.63, -37.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 40.44, 291.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.861, 8.555, 27.113)`
Decimal	`4279951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414E8F, 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 #414E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #414E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414e8f; }
.text { color: #414e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 78 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414e8f, #5b418f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #414E8F?: #414E8F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414E8F?: The RGB value is 65, 78, 143: 65 red, 78 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414E8F?: The complementary color is #8F8241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.