What color is #40335B?

#40335B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40335B?

The RGB value is 64, 51, 91: 64 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40335B?

The complementary color is #4E5B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40335B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40335B color

#40335B rgb(64, 51, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #40335B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20% green and 35.7% blue (64, 51, 91).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#40335B color codes

HEX	`#40335B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 51, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, 15.66, -21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 26.95, 305.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.186, 4.213, 10.435)`
Decimal	`4207451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40335B, 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 #40335B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40335B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #40335B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40335b; }
.text { color: #40335b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40335b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 51 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40335b, #54335b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40335B?: #40335B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40335B?: The RGB value is 64, 51, 91: 64 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40335B?: The complementary color is #4E5B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40335B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.