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#413E69

Prussian Blue · dark cool blue

About #413E69

#413E69 is a dark, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Prussian Blue and Oxford Blue (ΔE 16.0), with Oxford Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #66693E (fern), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.92:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green62
Blue105

Closest named colours

Prussian Blue
#003153 · ΔE 16.0
Oxford Blue
#002147 · ΔE 17.1
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 21.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #413E69

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #413E69.
9.92:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #413E69.
2.12:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413E69 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413E69
Protanopia (no red cones)
#30446B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F4268
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#36464E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413E69?

#413E69 is a dark, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #413E69?

Use white text. White on #413E69 has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413E69?

Its complementary colour is #66693E, and analogous partners are #3E5169 and #563E69.