What color is #40334E?

#40334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40334E?

The RGB value is 64, 51, 78: 64 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40334E?

The complementary color is #414E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40334E color

#40334E rgb(64, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #40334E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (64, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#40334E color codes

HEX	`#40334E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.7, 12.06, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.7, 18.77, 309.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.673, 4.008, 7.734)`
Decimal	`4207438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40334E, 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 #40334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #40334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40334e; }
.text { color: #40334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40334e, #4e334e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40334E?: #40334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40334E?: The RGB value is 64, 51, 78: 64 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40334E?: The complementary color is #414E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.