What color is #402D62?

#402D62 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #402D62?

The RGB value is 64, 45, 98: 64 red, 45 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #402D62?

The complementary color is #4F622D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #402D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#402D62 color

#402D62 rgb(64, 45, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #402D62 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.6% green and 38.4% blue (64, 45, 98).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 37% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#402D62 color codes

HEX	`#402D62`
RGB	`rgb(64, 45, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 17.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 37%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 54%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.16, 21.69, -28.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.16, 35.75, 307.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.257, 3.849, 12.019)`
Decimal	`4205922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #402D62, 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 #402D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#402D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #402D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #402d62; }
.text { color: #402d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #402d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 45 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #402d62, #5b2d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #402D62?: #402D62 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #402D62?: The RGB value is 64, 45, 98: 64 red, 45 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #402D62?: The complementary color is #4F622D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #402D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.