What color is #415176?

#415176 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 #415176?

The RGB value is 65, 81, 118: 65 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415176?

The complementary color is #766641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415176 color

#415176 rgb(65, 81, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #415176 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 31.8% green and 46.3% blue (65, 81, 118).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#415176 color codes

HEX	`#415176`
RGB	`rgb(65, 81, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 31.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 45%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.63, 4.39, -23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.63, 23.49, 280.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.391, 8.316, 18.299)`
Decimal	`4280694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415176, 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 #415176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#415176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #415176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415176; }
.text { color: #415176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 81 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415176, #4b4176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #415176?: #415176 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 #415176?: The RGB value is 65, 81, 118: 65 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415176?: The complementary color is #766641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.