What color is #402551?

#402551 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 #402551?

The RGB value is 64, 37, 81: 64 red, 37 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402551?

The complementary color is #365125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402551 color

#402551 rgb(64, 37, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402551 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 14.5% green and 31.8% blue (64, 37, 81).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#402551 color codes

HEX	`#402551`
RGB	`rgb(64, 37, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 14.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 54%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 54%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.07, 22.13, -22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.07, 31.24, 315.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.261, 3.007, 8.139)`
Decimal	`4203857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402551, 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 #402551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #402551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402551; }
.text { color: #402551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 37 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402551, #51254c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #402551?: #402551 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 #402551?: The RGB value is 64, 37, 81: 64 red, 37 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402551?: The complementary color is #365125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.