Close to Zaffre
#403ADE
#403ADE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 71% saturation and 55% 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 #403ADE.
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
7.30:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.88:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.30:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.88:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #403ADE as they’d see it.
#403ADE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #403ADE
What color is #403ADE?
#403ADE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 22.7% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 71% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #403ADE in RGB?
#403ADE is rgb(64, 58, 222): 64 red, 58 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #403ADE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(71, 74, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #403ADE?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #403ADE?
Its complement #565B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.