What color is #414F6F?

#414F6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414F6F?

The RGB value is 65, 79, 111: 65 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414F6F?

The complementary color is #6F6141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414F6F color

#414F6F rgb(65, 79, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #414F6F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31% green and 43.5% blue (65, 79, 111).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Naval Blue (#384B6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#414F6F color codes

HEX	`#414F6F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 79, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.7, 3.48, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.7, 20.46, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.844, 7.863, 16.14)`
Decimal	`4280175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414F6F, 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 #414F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #414F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414f6f; }
.text { color: #414f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 79 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414f6f, #4a416f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #414F6F?: #414F6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414F6F?: The RGB value is 65, 79, 111: 65 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414F6F?: The complementary color is #6F6141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.