What color is #402161?

#402161 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402161?

The RGB value is 64, 33, 97: 64 red, 33 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402161?

The complementary color is #426121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402161 color

#402161 rgb(64, 33, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402161 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 12.9% green and 38% blue (64, 33, 97).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 49% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#402161 color codes

HEX	`#402161`
RGB	`rgb(64, 33, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 12.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 49%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 66%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 66%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, 28.95, -32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 43.52, 311.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.815, 3.041, 11.64)`
Decimal	`4202849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402161, 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 #402161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #402161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402161; }
.text { color: #402161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 33 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402161, #602161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #402161?: #402161 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402161?: The RGB value is 64, 33, 97: 64 red, 33 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402161?: The complementary color is #426121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.