What color is #415C7A?

#415C7A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #415C7A?

The RGB value is 65, 92, 122: 65 red, 92 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #415C7A?

The complementary color is #7A5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #415C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#415C7A color

#415C7A rgb(65, 92, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #415C7A is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 36.1% green and 47.8% blue (65, 92, 122).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#415C7A color codes

HEX	`#415C7A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 92, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 36.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 25%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, -1.29, -20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 20.1, 266.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.519, 10.183, 19.872)`
Decimal	`4283514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #415C7A, 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 #415C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#415C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #415C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #415c7a; }
.text { color: #415c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #415c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 92 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #415c7a, #42417a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #415C7A?: #415C7A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #415C7A?: The RGB value is 65, 92, 122: 65 red, 92 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #415C7A?: The complementary color is #7A5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #415C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.