What color is #40234F?

#40234F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40234F?

The RGB value is 64, 35, 79: 64 red, 35 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40234F?

The complementary color is #324F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40234F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40234F color

#40234F rgb(64, 35, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #40234F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 13.7% green and 31% blue (64, 35, 79).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#40234F color codes

HEX	`#40234F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 35, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 13.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 56%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.46, 22.88, -21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.46, 31.52, 316.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.126, 2.857, 7.73)`
Decimal	`4203343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40234F, 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 #40234F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40234F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #40234F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40234f; }
.text { color: #40234f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40234f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 35 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40234f, #4f2348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40234F?: #40234F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40234F?: The RGB value is 64, 35, 79: 64 red, 35 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40234F?: The complementary color is #324F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40234F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.