What color is #400FCA?

#400FCA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #400FCA?

The RGB value is 64, 15, 202: 64 red, 15 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #400FCA?

The complementary color is #99CA0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #400FCA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#400FCA color

#400FCA rgb(64, 15, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #400FCA is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 5.9% green and 79.2% blue (64, 15, 202).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 86% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Busty Blue (#3300CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#400FCA color codes

HEX	`#400FCA`
RGB	`rgb(64, 15, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 5.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 86%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 93%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 93%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, 64.87, -83.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 105.79, 307.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.942, 5.695, 56.283)`
Decimal	`4198346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #400FCA, 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 #400FCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#400FCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #400FCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #400fca; }
.text { color: #400fca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #400fca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 15 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #400fca, #9e0fca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #400FCA?: #400FCA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #400FCA?: The RGB value is 64, 15, 202: 64 red, 15 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #400FCA?: The complementary color is #99CA0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #400FCA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.