What color is #41547F?

#41547F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41547F?

The RGB value is 65, 84, 127: 65 red, 84 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41547F?

The complementary color is #7F6C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41547F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41547F color

#41547F rgb(65, 84, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #41547F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 32.9% green and 49.8% blue (65, 84, 127).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#41547F color codes

HEX	`#41547F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 84, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 32.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 34%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, 5.37, -26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 27.07, 281.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.18, 8.996, 21.327)`
Decimal	`4281471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41547F, 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 #41547F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41547F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #41547F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41547f; }
.text { color: #41547f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41547f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 84 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41547f, #4d417f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #41547F?: #41547F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41547F?: The RGB value is 65, 84, 127: 65 red, 84 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41547F?: The complementary color is #7F6C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41547F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.