What color is #40354E?

#40354E 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 #40354E?

The RGB value is 64, 53, 78: 64 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40354E?

The complementary color is #434E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40354E color

#40354E rgb(64, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #40354E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (64, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#40354E color codes

HEX	`#40354E`
RGB	`rgb(64, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 10.72, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 17.23, 308.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.762, 4.186, 7.763)`
Decimal	`4207950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40354E, 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 #40354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#40354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #40354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40354e; }
.text { color: #40354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40354e, #4d354e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #40354E?: #40354E 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 #40354E?: The RGB value is 64, 53, 78: 64 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40354E?: The complementary color is #434E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.