Close to Dark Slate Blue
#403271
#403271 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 19.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 39% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #403271.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.98:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.91:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.98:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.91:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #403271 as they’d see it.
#403271 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #403271
What color is #403271?
#403271 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dark Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 19.6% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 39% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #403271 in RGB?
#403271 is rgb(64, 50, 113): 64 red, 50 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #403271 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(43, 56, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #403271?
PANTONE 268 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #403271?
Its complement #324200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.