What color is #40334F?

#40334F 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 #40334F?

The RGB value is 64, 51, 79: 64 red, 51 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40334F?

The complementary color is #424F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40334F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40334F color

#40334F rgb(64, 51, 79)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20% green and 31% blue (64, 51, 79).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#40334F color codes

HEX	`#40334F`
RGB	`rgb(64, 51, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.74, 12.33, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.74, 19.4, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.709, 4.022, 7.924)`
Decimal	`4207439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40334F, 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 #40334F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40334F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #40334F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40334f; }
.text { color: #40334f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40334f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 51 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40334f, #4e334f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40334F?: #40334F 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 #40334F?: The RGB value is 64, 51, 79: 64 red, 51 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40334F?: The complementary color is #424F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40334F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.