What color is #40274D?

#40274D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40274D?

The RGB value is 64, 39, 77: 64 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40274D?

The complementary color is #344D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40274D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40274D color

#40274D rgb(64, 39, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #40274D is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 15.3% green and 30.2% blue (64, 39, 77).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#40274D color codes

HEX	`#40274D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 39, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 15.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.35, 19.8, -18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.35, 27.39, 316.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.179, 3.077, 7.393)`
Decimal	`4204365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40274D, 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 #40274D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40274D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #40274D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40274d; }
.text { color: #40274d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40274d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 39 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40274d, #4d2747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40274D?: #40274D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40274D?: The RGB value is 64, 39, 77: 64 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40274D?: The complementary color is #344D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40274D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.