Gun Powder Color
Gun Powder is a blue color with hex code #414257. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with gun powder, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Gun Powder Color Values
What Does Gun Powder Mean?
Gun Powder belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Gun Powder adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Gun Powder is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: grayish purplish blue, #4C516D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Gun Powder
Gun Powder and #575642 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #424E57 and #4B4257, which sit beside gun powder on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair gun powder with triadic partners #574243 and #435742. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bright Grey —
#3C4151(Delta E 4) - Oxford Blue —
#384555(Delta E 6) - Atomic —
#314459(Delta E 7) - Mulled Wine —
#4E4562(Delta E 7) - River Bed —
#434C59(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #414257; }
.background { background-color: #414257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414257; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #41425740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for gun powder?
Gun Powder has the hex code #414257. In RGB notation it is rgb(65, 66, 87), in HSL it is hsl(237, 14%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.387, 0.036, 282.5.
What does the color gun powder mean?
Blue-family colors like gun powder carry distinct psychological associations. Gun Powder belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Gun Powder adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with gun powder?
Gun Powder has three easy routes: its complement #575642 for punch, its neighbors #424E57 and #4B4257 for something calmer, or triadic partners #574243 and #435742 when you want energy.
Is gun powder a standard web color?
No — Gun Powder is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #414257 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make gun powder lighter or darker?
To lighten gun powder, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DCDDE5 (lightest tint) to #0B0B0F (darkest shade).
About Gun Powder
Gun Powder is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #414257 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.