What color is #40274E?

#40274E 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 #40274E?

The RGB value is 64, 39, 78: 64 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40274E?

The complementary color is #354E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40274E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40274E color

#40274E rgb(64, 39, 78)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 15.3% green and 30.6% blue (64, 39, 78).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#40274E color codes

HEX	`#40274E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 39, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 15.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 50%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 50%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, 20.06, -19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 27.98, 315.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.215, 3.091, 7.581)`
Decimal	`4204366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40274E, 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 #40274E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40274E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #40274E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40274e; }
.text { color: #40274e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40274e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 39 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40274e, #4e2749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40274E?: #40274E 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 #40274E?: The RGB value is 64, 39, 78: 64 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40274E?: The complementary color is #354E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40274E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.